The village of Gondo, which is part of Zwischbergen, is located at the southern foot of the Simplon Pass on the Italian border.

Although the majority language has been German for a long time, the population is partly of Italian descent.

For much of the history of the village a school was held in the rectory, but in 1958 a schoolhouse was built.

[3] Some of the families in Simplon and Gondo became wealthy through freight transport and smuggling over the pass.

Starting in 1640 a postal riders between Lyon and Milan stopped in Gondo.

[3] Zwischbergen has an area, as of 2011[update], of 86.1 square kilometers (33.2 sq mi).

[4] The village of Gondo, on the Simplon Pass road, is located in the municipality.

[4] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (69 or 88.5%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (4 or 5.1%) and Spanish is the third (3 or 3.8%).

[4] The historical population is given in the following chart:[11] The Ruin of the Gold Mine at Gondo is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[14] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 52 votes was cast, of which 0 were invalid.

[4] There were 32 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 21.9% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 8 or 18.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 10 or 23.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 9 or 20.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was the insurance or financial industry.

[4] From the 2000 census[update], 73 or 93.6% were Roman Catholic, while 1 or 1.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.