Population
14'197↑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
14'197
Tax multiplier
100%
Brig in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.100%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'500↑3.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'249↑3.2%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.27%↑125.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Forest50%
- Other26%
- Settlement12%
- Agriculture11%
Foreign residents
23.1%↑2.9%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 16/ m²
−14% vs CH
Dwellings
7'407↓1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
8'339↑1.2%
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 60'200, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Brig has 14'197 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
