Binn (Walser German: Bìi) is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

The Binn Valley is known for its rich mineral deposits, some types of which are unique to the area.

[3] Binn has an area, as of 2011[update], of 65 square kilometers (25 sq mi).

It consists of the village of Schmidigehischere and the hamlets of Ze Binne, Wilere, Giesse and Fäld as well as part of the pilgrimage site of Heiligkreuz in the Leng Valley.

The Lengenbach Quarry (LGB) is noted among the mineralogical community for its unusual sulfosalt specimens.

[4] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (152 or 98.1%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (2 or 1.3%) and French is the third (1 or 0.6%).

[4] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] The Bogenbrücke (Bridge) with the chapel of St. Anton is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Schmidigehischere and the hamlet of Fäld are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[15] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 49 votes were cast, of which 2 or about 4.1% were invalid.

In the tertiary sector; 2 or 7.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 18 or 69.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 1 was in education.

[4] From the 2000 census[update], 135 or 87.1% were Roman Catholic, while 10 or 6.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is October during which time Binn receives an average of 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is February with an average of 70 mm (2.8 in) of precipitation over 9.3 days.

The education system in the Canton of Valais allows young children to attend one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten.

All the lower secondary students from Binn attend their school in a neighboring municipality.