The parish of Tux covers the higher and largest part of the Tuxertal, a side valley of the Zillertal that branches off at Mayrhofen.

The territory of the parish extends to the glaciated peak of Olperer (3,476 m) and the 2,338 m high saddle of the Tuxer Joch, a crossing between the Zillertal and Wipptal valleys that was heavily used even in the protohistoric period.

The highest farmsteads lie at a height of 1,630 m. Tux consists of the five villages of Tux-Vorderlanersbach (former Vorderlanersbach), Tux-Lanersbach (former Lanersbach), Juns, Madseit, and Hintertux.

On 25 January 2005 the state government renamed Lanersbach to Tux-Lanersbach and Vorderlanersbach to Tux-Vorderlanersbach because, although the municipality as a whole was called Tux, there was no actual village with the name.

The farming settlement of Gemais at 1,450 m was placed under conservation protection as it has a historical coherence and unity of architectural style that date back to the 17th century.

The 2,292 m high hamlet of Geiseljoch lies on the way into the Inn valley that was once a busy trading route to the markets in Hall in Tirol and Innsbruck.

Tux-Lanersbach (1,300 m above sea level (AA)) lies about two kilometres beyond Vorderlanersbach and forms the cultural and business heart of the Tuxertal.

Two toboggan runs descend from the Höhlenstein Hut and the alpine pasture of Grieralm, both roughly 5 km long, ending in Juns.

Madseit (1,450 m above sea level (AA)) lies beyond the village of Juns and is a small settlement with several hotels, boarding houses and private homes.

Finkenberg, Hippach, Kolsassberg, Navis, Schmirn, Schwendau, Wattenberg, Weerberg The Tuxer valley was first mentioned in the records in 1280.

The meadows and alpine pastures in the Tux valley continue to be cultivated even today, albeit most farms only provide a secondary source of income.

Tourism is the most important branch of the economy in the valley today with numerous hotels, restaurants and accommodation providers being established here.

All that remains are St. Barbara's Chapel, built in 1947 based on plans by Hubert Prachensky with frescoes by Max Weiler, and two former worker's houses, the Schrofenhäuser.