Interesting object for craftsmen who want to exploit the enormous design and development potential in this apartment.

• Sale as holiday home (second home) possible

• Sale to foreigners (non-Swiss with residence abroad) not possible

Highlights of the old apartment in Birgisch

• Ideal for DIY enthusiasts

• Ideal for year-round use or for holiday purposes

• Unobstructed panoramic view of the Rhone Valley

• Very sunny and quiet location

• Spacious surroundings on the adjacent garden plot behind the house

• Wooden shed

• Good access via the cantonal road

• Public transport in the immediate vicinity

• Post office, bank, and shopping facilities are within 5-10 minutes by car

• Close to hiking destinations and the Aletsch Arena and Goms

Location and accessibility

The village of Birgisch (1093 m above sea level) stretches out in the form of scattered hamlets over a long high plateau on the right flank of the Rhone Valley. Birgisch, which belongs to the municipality of Naters, is easily accessible all year round via a well-maintained cantonal road and public transport (post bus from Brig station).

In the "Bord" district, there is the historic Valais house from 1859. The building, which is classified as a protected cultural monument, is located in an unobstructed location on the main street in Birgisch and impresses with its cultural value. The apartment offered here, which was created by merging two formerly separate small apartments, is located on the second upper floor of the house. Access to the apartment is via an external staircase.

Description of the old apartment in Birgisch

The apartment offers a kitchen and a bathroom, equipped with a bathtub, toilet, and sink, on a net living area of approximately 85 m². Originally designed as two separate small apartments, there are two corridors. The two living rooms have historic Giltstein ovens, which are currently out of operation. The object requires a complete renovation. The current room heights are 1.80 m and 1.90 m. The entire floor in the attic, which was renovated in 2025, belongs entirely to the apartment. Also included in the sale are a meadow with a wooden shed, located next to the house on plot number 156, a natural cellar, and shares in plots 172 and 161.

Overview

• Living area approximately 85 m²

• Meadow plot with wooden shed, plot number 156, on 349 m²

• Share of plot 161 (63/100) barn

• Share of plot 172 agricultural building

• Natural cellar

Apartment

• Kitchen

• Bathroom with bathtub, toilet, sink

• 2 living rooms with Giltstein oven

• 2 rooms

Attic

• Floor

Renovations

2025: Roof renovation

2010: Windows

Sales price: CHF 169,000.00 for the old apartment with floor and natural cellar, meadow plot number 156 with wooden shed, and shares in plots 161 and 172 (see site plan)

Availability: Immediately or by agreement

General information about Birgisch

Public life in Birgisch takes place in the main hamlet "Zär Kapälla". Here, within a few meters, are the chapel from the knight's period, the school and community house, and the restaurant, fire station, and grocery store. Above the Birgisch forest and the steeply falling rocks, the Nesselalp towers. It is a popular resting point on the beautiful hike from Birgisch to Belalp. Suonen are historic irrigation canals in Valais, and the Suone Obersta was first mentioned in 1435. It gets its water from the Mundbach and leads it east of Birgisch into the Milchbach. Looking from Birgisch towards the Gredetsch Valley, the municipality of Mund is located there. The mountain village is known far beyond the national border for its saffron. The region of Naters - Blatten - Belalp is known primarily for its membership in the UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau - Aletsch.