Population
14'197↑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
14'197
Tax multiplier
100%
Brig-Glis 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
−13% vs CH
Dwellings
7'407↓1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
8'339↑1.2%
85%
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 60'200, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Brig-Glis has 14'197 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).