Simplon

Simplon is a municipality of the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Simplon
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Simplon
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Coordinates: 46°12′N 8°3′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Brig
Government
• Mayor	Martin Ph Rittiner
Area [1]
• Total	90.9 km2 (35.1 sq mi)
Elevation	1,476 m (4,843 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	305
• Density	3.4/km2 (8.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3907
SFOS number	6009
Surrounded by	Brig-Glis, Eisten, Ried-Brig, Saas Almagell, Saas Balen, Saas Grund, Visperterminen, Zwischbergen
Website	www.gemeinde-simplon.ch SFSO statistics

A member of the Swiss Federal Council Josef Escher was born in Simplon.