Simplon | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Simplon  | |
  Simplon  Simplon | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 8°3′E / 46.200°N 8.050°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Brig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Ph Rittiner |
| Area | |
| • 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 SFSO statistics |
Simplon is a municipality of the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
A member of the Swiss Federal Council Josef Escher was born in Simplon.
