Overview

Brig District is district of the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

It is located in Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

It covers about 435 square kilometre.

The elevation is around 1,478 metre.

Also known as: Bezirk Brig

Media

Coat of arms

Coat of arms CHE Brig COA.svg

Locator map

Locator map Karte Bezirk Brig 2007.png

Facts

second-order administrative division in Switzerland (EU)

Basic Data

  • Name Brig District
  • Admin Code CH.VS.2301
  • Type second-order administrative division (ADM2)
  • a subdivision of a first-order administrative division

Geography

  • Coordinates
    46° 16' 57" N, 8° 0' 43" E
    46.28255, 8.01185
  • Elevation DEM: 1478 m
  • Timezone Europe/Zurich
  • Time Shift GMT 1 (DST 2)

Statistics & Country

  • Population 27,360
  • Currency Franc (CHF)
  • Phone Prefix +41
  • Internet TLD ..ch

Subdivisions

  • Brig-Glis
    third-order administrative division Pop: 13,079
  • Naters
    third-order administrative division Pop: 10,175
  • Ried-Brig
    third-order administrative division Pop: 2,111
  • Termen
    third-order administrative division Pop: 971
  • Eggerberg
    third-order administrative division Pop: 338
  • Simplon
    third-order administrative division Pop: 300
  • Zwischbergen
    third-order administrative division Pop: 74

Places in Brig District

Alternate Names

en ceb sv
Brig District
fi
Brigin alue
be
акруга Брыг
ru
Бриг
pt
Distrito de Briga
fr
district de Brigue
lmo la
Briga
bar
Beziak Brig
zh-Hant
布里格區
vec
Distreto de Briga
uk
Бріг
nan
Brig Koān
ca
districte de Brig-Glis
frp
District de Brega
war vi nl
Brig
eo
Brigo
it
distretto di Briga
es
Distrito de Brig
zh
布里格区
eu
Brig barrutia
cs
Okres Brig
ja
ブリーク郡
fa
بخش بریگ
rm
District da Brig
pl
Okręg Brig
wkdt
Q659687
nn
Distriktet Brig

Sources

Last updated 2022-04-15
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