Gex, Ain

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Gex
Subprefecture
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Gex
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Coordinates: 46°20′00″N 6°03′28″E / 46.3333°N 6.0578°E / 46.3333; 6.0578
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Gex
Canton	Gex
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Gex
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Dunand[1]
Area 1	32.02 km2 (12.36 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	13,078
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01173 /01170
Elevation	532–1,614 m (1,745–5,295 ft) (avg. 617 m or 2,024 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gex (French: [ʒɛks]; Arpitan: Gèx; Italian: Gesio) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France and a subprefecture of the department.

It lies 5 km (3.1 mi) from the Swiss border and 16 km (9.9 mi) from Geneva. It is a subprefecture of Ain.