Berisal is a town in the

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Valais Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...

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. The town is part of the municipality of

Ried-Brig Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Ried-Brig is first mentioned in 1232 as ''Riet''. In 1428 it was mentioned as ''ried de briga''. Until 1993 it was officially known as ''Ried be ...

and lies on the auto route E62 between the city of

Brig-Glis Brig, officially Brig-Glis (; ), is a historic town and municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The current municipality was formed in 1972 through the merger of Brig (city), Brigerbad and Glis.

to the northwest and the town of Rothwald to the southwest.

Notable residents

Anton Anderledy Anton Maria Anderledy (3 June 1819 – 18 January 1892) was a Swiss Jesuit, elected the twenty-third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Religious and academic formation Son of a director of the postal services, Anderledy entered the Jes ...

, (1819-1892), born in Berisal,

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of the

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References

Villages in Valais {{Valais-geo-stub