Birgisch
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
A farm house near Birgisch village
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°57′E / 46.317°N 7.950°ECoordinates: 46°19′N 7°57′E / 46.317°N 7.950°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Brig | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Lothar Schwestermann | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,093 m (3,586 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 241 | |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3903 | |
| SFOS number | 6001 | |
| Surrounded by | Naters | |
| Website |
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Birgisch is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters.
Birgisch is first mentioned in 1232 as Burginse.
Before the merger, Birgisch had a total area of 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi). Of this area, 37.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 12.6% is unproductive land.
The former municipality is located above the right bank of the Rhone river. It consists of the village of Birgisch and numerous hamlets.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a bend lowered wavy Argent, in chief sinister a Tower of the same lined, doored and windowed Sable.
Birgisch had a population (as of 2010) of 241. As of 2008[update], 4.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 0%. It has changed at a rate of -1.8% due to migration and at a rate of 1.8% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (207 or 95.4%) as their first language, Slovenian is the second most common (4 or 1.8%) and French is the third (2 or 0.9%).
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.9% male and 49.1% female. The population was made up of 107 Swiss men (48.6% of the population) and 5 (2.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 105 Swiss women (47.7%) and 3 (1.4%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 110 or about 50.7% were born in Birgisch and lived there in 2000. There were 65 or 30.0% who were born in the same canton, while 27 or 12.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 13 or 6.0% were born outside of Switzerland. The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.1%.
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