Nax

Nax was until December 31, 2010, a municipality in the district Hérens in the French speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

In the referendum of 24 February 2008, the proposed merger of the three municipalities Vernamiège, Nax and Mase failed only very scarce. Nax and Mase said yes, but Vernamiège rejected the project with 67 votes to 61 at. On September 7, 2008, another referendum was held in which all three municipalities adopted the project. The new municipality of Mont -Noble was born on 1 January 2011.

Geography

Nax is on the north side of Mont Noble above the Rhône Valley. The neighboring communities of Nax were Vernamiège, Mase, Saint- Martin, Grône, Anniviers Sion.

Economy and Tourism

The local economy is dominated by agriculture. To develop a modest tourism and private initiative a Swingolfanlage was built.

Chair lift up to the middle station Dzorniva below the Mont Nobles. From there, open up two chairlifts (built in 2012) and a ski lift on the west side of the mountain, a small but interesting ski area with 30 km of marked ski runs.

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