Ried-Brig, Switzerland
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Houses in Ried-Brig village
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 8°1′E / 46.317°N 8.017°ECoordinates: 46°19′N 8°1′E / 46.317°N 8.017°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Brig | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Herbert Schmidhalter | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 47.5 km2 (18.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 918 m (3,012 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,041 | |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3911 | |
| SFOS number | 6008 | |
| Localities | Berisal | |
| Surrounded by | Brig-Glis, Grengiols, Simplon, Termen, Varzo (IT-VB), Zwischbergen | |
| Website |
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Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Ried-Brig is first mentioned in 1232 as Riet. In 1428 it was mentioned as ried de briga. Until 1993 it was officially known as Ried bei Brig.
Ried-Brig has an area, as of 2011[update], of 47.5 square kilometers (18.3 sq mi). Of this area, 19.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 47.6% is unproductive land.
The municipality is located in the Brig district, above Brig and on the Simplon Pass road.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, issuant from Coupeaux Vert three Pine-trees Vert trunked proper.
Ried-Brig has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,041. As of 2008[update], 6.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 3.4%. It has changed at a rate of 5.3% due to migration and at a rate of 3.8% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,519 or 96.0%) as their first language, French is the second most common (21 or 1.3%) and Italian is the third (13 or 0.8%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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