Population
14'085↑0.8%
About Brig
City · Valais
Brig, known as Brigue in French and Briga in Italian, is a town and former municipality in the canton of Valais. It is part of the municipality of Brig-Glis.
Population
14'085
Tax multiplier
100%
Brig in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
100%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 66'041
Top 10% in canton
Vacancy
0.27%↑125.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Forest50%
- Other26%
- Settlement12%
- Agriculture11%
Foreign residents
22.4%↑3.9%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
7'407↓1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
8'237↑0.9%
85%
88%
Fibre
Housing market in Brig
The rental vacancy rate is 0.27%, 77% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 100%, 14% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 66'041, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Brig has 14'085 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
