Mund
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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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 | Josianne Wyssen | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 40.2 km2 (15.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,188 m (3,898 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 528 | |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3903 | |
| SFOS number | 6006 | |
| Surrounded by | Baltschieder, Brig-Glis, Eggerberg, Lalden, Naters | |
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Mund is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Mund and Birgisch merged into the municipality of Naters.
Mund is first mentioned in 1259 as Munt. Until about 1800 it was normally known as Wyler and the last mention of that name was in 1850.
Before the merger, Mund had a total area of 40.2 km2 (15.5 sq mi). Of this area, 24.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 54.7% is unproductive land.
The former municipality is located in the Brig district, on the northern slope of the Rhone valley at an elevation of about 1,200 m (3,900 ft).
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Mitre Or and a Crosier Argent in saltire.
Mund had a population (as of 2010) of 528. As of 2008[update], 2.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -12.8%. It has changed at a rate of -13% due to migration and at a rate of -1.3% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (571 or 99.5%) as their first language, while one person speaks Italian and one speaks English as their first languages.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. The population was made up of 265 Swiss men (49.8% of the population) and 5 (0.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 258 Swiss women (48.5%) and 4 (0.8%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 447 or about 77.9% were born in Mund and lived there in 2000. There were 98 or 17.1% who were born in the same canton, while 16 or 2.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 6 or 1.0% 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 26% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.3%.
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