Population
14'085↑0.8%
About Brig-Glis
Municipality · Valais
Brig, officially Brig-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.
Population
14'085
Tax multiplier
100%
Brig-Glis 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-Glis
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-Glis has 14'085 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
