Mund (Valais)

Geschichte

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.HistoryMund 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.GeographyBefore the merger, Mund had a total area of 40.2km2. 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 1200m.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Mitre Or and a Crosier Argent in saltire.DemographicsMund had a population of 528., 2.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years 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 speaks German as their first language, while one person speaks Italian and one speaks English as their first languages.