Brig-Glis | |
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Location of Brig-Glis  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°58′E / 46.317°N 7.967°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Brig |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Mathias Bellwald FDP/PRD (as of 2021) |
| • Parliament | none (Urversammlung) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 13,056 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Briger(in), Gliser(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3900 |
| SFOS number | 6002 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Localities | Brig, Glis, Gamsen, Brigerbad |
| Surrounded by | Lalden, Mund, Naters, Ried-Brig, Simplon, Termen, Visp, Visperterminen |
| Twin towns | Langenthal (Switzerland), Domodossola (Italy) |
| Website | www 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.
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 July 2011