Bex
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Aigle |
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| Population | 5,751 (2003) |
| - Density | 60 /km² (154 /sq.mi.) |
| Area | 96.6 km² (37.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
| Postal code | 1880 |
| SFOS number | 5402 |
| Mayor | Michel Flückiger |
| Surrounded by | Chamoson (VS), Collonges (VS), Conthey (VS), Fully (VS), Gryon, Lavey-Morcles, Leytron (VS), Massongex (VS), Monthey (VS), Ollon, Ormont-Dessus, Saint-Maurice (VS) |
| Twin towns | Tuttlingen (Germany) |
| Website | www.bex.ch |
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Bex is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. It has an area of 96.60 km², an altitude of 424 m, and 5709 inhabitants.
Bex is connected to Les Diablerets by the mountain pass Col de la Croix.
Bex is the terminus of the Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye railway.
Bex is the site of the famous salt mine.
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