Brig-Glis
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Location of Brig-Glis | |
Brig-Glis Brig-Glis | |
| 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 | 38.0 km2 (14.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft) |
| Population (December 2002) | |
• Total | 11,882 |
| • Density | 313/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Briger(in), Gliser(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 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.brig-glis.ch |
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.
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.