Veysonnaz

Veysonnaz is a municipality in the district of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais. Veysonnaz has an area, as of 2009, of 1.1 square kilometers (0.42 mi). Of this area, 0.32 km (0.12 mi) or 29.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.49 km (0.19 mi) or 44.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.29 km (0.11 mi) or 26.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km (2.5 acres) or 0.9% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 13.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 10.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.8% of the area Out of the forested land, 34.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 10.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 26.4% is pastures, while 2.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, issuant from Coupeaux Vert a Pine Tree of the same trunked proper. Veysonnaz has a population (as of December 2020) of 588. As of 2008, 14.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals.