Reckingen-Gluringen is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

It was formed in 2004 from the union of the villages and municipalities of Reckingen and Gluringen.

[4] Joseph Biner (1697–1766), a Roman Catholic canonist, historian, and theologian was born in Gluringen.

[5] Reckingen-Gluringen has an area, as of 2011[update], of 41.3 square kilometers (15.9 sq mi).

[6] Most of the population, in Reckingen as of 2000[update] speaks German (344 or 96.6%) as their first language, French is the second most common (4 or 1.1%) and Serbo-Croatian is the third (3 or 0.8%).

[11] Most of the population, in Gluringen as of 2000[update], speaks German (150 or 93.2%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (6 or 3.7%) and Portuguese is the third (4 or 2.5%).

[11] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][4][12] The Church of Mariä Geburt is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Both the villages of Gluringen and Reckingen are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 71.36% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 247 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 58.9%.

[15] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 241 votes were cast, of which 6 or about 2.5% were invalid.

In the tertiary sector; 16 or 19.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 3.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 49 or 59.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 6 or 7.2% were the insurance or financial industry, 4 or 4.8% were technical professionals or scientists.

[6] There were 155 residents of Reckingen who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.9% of the workforce.

[18] There were 79 residents of Gluringen who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.5% of the workforce.

[18] From the 2000 census[update] in Reckingen, 327 or 91.9% were Roman Catholic, while 8 or 2.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[10] In Gluringen, 142 or 88.2% were Roman Catholic, while 10 or 6.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.