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Brig-Glis

Municipality in the canton of Valais · FSO no. 6002

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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Canton only partly covered

The parcel data covers only about 51% of the area of the canton of Valais, so the figures for Brig-Glis may be incomplete as well.

The parcel data lists 5’861 parcels in Brig-Glis, covering 10.4 km². 33.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 634 m².

Key figures

Parcels
5’861
1% of the canton
Total area
10.4 km²

0.4% of the canton

Median area
634 m²

Canton: 511 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
33.8%

Canton: 26.2%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1983

Canton: 1980

Switzerland: 1976

About Brig-Glis

Brig-Glis is a municipality in the canton of Valais.

Among the parcels in the data, the most common zones are Wohnzone W2 (11%), Landwirtschaftszonen 2. Priorität (9.6%) and Wohnzone W2 (2. Etappe) (8.9%).

According to the building register, Brig-Glis has 2’302 buildings with 7’736 dwellings, 3.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 43.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 13.7% of all buildings.

Among the built parcels in the data, the newest building most often dates from 1981 to 2000 (25.3%), and on 22.3% of them it dates from 2001 or later. The median year built is 1983.

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’982 (33.8%)Unbuilt: 3’879 (66.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone W26430.43 km²64.5%
Landwirtschaftszonen 2. Priorität5601.57 km²1.6%
Wohnzone W2 (2. Etappe)5190.45 km²39.5%
Dorfzone5060.07 km²19.8%
Wohnzone W35030.49 km²56.7%
Landwirtschaftszonen 1. Priorität4250.57 km²0.9%
Wald3291.40 km²1.2%
Landhauszone (2. Etappe)2740.26 km²50.7%
Wohnzone W42440.26 km²66.0%
Übriges Gemeindegebiet (Felsen, Öden, etc.)1911.02 km²2.1%
Altstadtzone1390.05 km²56.8%
Gewerbezone - DS 41250.26 km²51.2%
Other zones (39 labels)1’4033.57 km²36.6%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 2’302 buildings with 7’736 dwellings here; 801 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’302
Dwellings
7’736
Single-family houses
801
Building volume
7.6 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’852
  • Mixed use128
  • Non-residential316
  • Other6

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920182
  • 1920-1945107
  • 1946-1960175
  • 1961-1980452
  • 1981-2000502
  • 2001-2010153
  • 2011-2020217
  • 2021 and later72
  • Unknown year122

Maps and geodata for Brig-Glis

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