   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.nomenklaturen â amtliches gemeindeverzeichnis der schweiz  accessed 9 february 2013 ==history== mund 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. ==geography== before the merger, mund had a total area of . 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 . ==coat of arms== the blazon of the municipal coat of arms is gules, a mitre or and a crosier argent in saltire.flags of the world.com accessed 26-august-2011 ==demographics== thumb|walser granary and old houses in mund mund had a population (as of 2010) of 528.swiss federal statistical office accessed 9 february 2013 , 2.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals.swiss federal statistical office - superweb database - gemeinde statistics 1981-2008  accessed 19 june 2010 over the last 10 years (1999â2009 ) 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.swiss federal statistical office accessed 26-august-2011 most of th
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