Brislach is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

[3] Brislach has an area, as of 2009[update], of 9.39 square kilometers (3.63 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.

It consists of the linear village of Brislach on the Birstal-Passwang road.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, two Battons fleury Gules in saltire.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,327 or 95.3%), with Italian language being second most common (16 or 1.1%) and Albanian being third (8 or 0.6%).

The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 1 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 31 people.

[7] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Brislach is; 110 children or 6.8% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 286 teenagers or 17.7% are between 7 and 19.

The greatest number of single family homes (76) were built between 1981 and 1990.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The Kohlerhöhle, a Paleolithic cave dwelling, is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 38.18% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 464 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 42.0%.

[8] There were 736 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.9% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 24 or 27.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 16 or 18.2% were in the movement and storage of goods, 11 or 12.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 17 or 19.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 9 or 10.2% were in education and 4 or 4.5% were in health care.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 983 or 70.6% were Roman Catholic, while 210 or 15.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.