Brislach
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| Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°33′E / 47.417°N 7.550°ECoordinates: 47°25′N 7°33′E / 47.417°N 7.550°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Laufen | |
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| • Total | 9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,632 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4225 | |
| SFOS number | 2782 | |
| Surrounded by | Breitenbach (SO), Grellingen, Himmelried (SO), Laufen, Nenzlingen, Wahlen bei Laufen, Zwingen | |
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Brislach is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Brislach is first mentioned in 1144 as Brislacho.
Brislach has an area, as of 2009[update], of 9.39 square kilometers (3.63 sq mi). Of this area, 4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi) or 52.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) or 37.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, 36.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 39.6% is used for growing crops and 12.5% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Laufen district. It consists of the linear village of Brislach on the Birstal-Passwang road.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, two Battons fleury Gules in saltire.
Brislach has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 1,632. As of 2008[update], 9.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 19.5%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,327 or 95.3%), with Italian language being second most common (16 or 1.1%) and Albanisch being third (8 or 0.6%). There are 7 people who speak French and people who speak Romansh.
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