Brig: facts

At a glance

• Country: Switzerland
• Region: Valais
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 5,000
• Coordinates: 46.3167° N, 7.9833° E
• Time zone: Europe/Zurich (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Franc (CHF)
• Distance to the capital, Bern: 81 km (50 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bern Airport (BRN): 76 km (47 mi), straight line
• Lugano Airport (LUG): 79 km (49 mi), straight line
• Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP, Italy): 96 km (59 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Visp: 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
• Raron: 14 km (9 mi)
• Trasquera, Italy: 21 km (13 mi)
• Varzo, Italy: 24 km (15 mi)
• Baceno, Italy: 27 km (16 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bern, 81 km (50 mi)