Brig-Glis

Brig-Glis
Stockalper Palace
Flag of Brig-Glis
Coat of arms of Brig-Glis
Location of Brig-Glis
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Brig-Glis is located in Switzerland
Brig-Glis
Brig-Glis
Brig-Glis is located in Canton of Valais
Brig-Glis
Brig-Glis
Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°58′E / 46.317°N 7.967°E / 46.317; 7.967
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictBrig
Government
 • ExecutiveStadtrat
with 7 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident (list)
Mathias Bellwald FDP/PRD
(as of 2021)
 • Parliamentnone (Urversammlung)
Area
 • Total38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation
691 m (2,267 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total13,056
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Briger(in), Gliser(in)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3900
SFOS number6002
ISO 3166 codeCH-VS
LocalitiesBrig, Glis, Gamsen, Brigerbad
Surrounded byLalden, Mund, Naters, Ried-Brig, Simplon, Termen, Visp, Visperterminen
Twin townsLangenthal (Switzerland), Domodossola (Italy)
Websitewww.brig-glis.ch
SFSO statistics

Brig, officially Brig-Glis (French: Brigue-Glis; Italian: Briga-Glis), is a historic town and municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The current municipality was formed in 1972 through the merger of Brig (city), Brigerbad and Glis.[3]

Together with other Alpine towns, Brig-Glis engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Brig-Glis was awarded Alpine Town of the Year 2008.

The official language of Brig is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 July 2011

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