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District de la Gruyère
FribourgDistrict de la Gruyère is one of 7 districts of the canton of Fribourg and comprises 25 municipalities with 62'990 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Residents
62'990
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
25
Switzerland
Area
498 km²
swisstopo
Density
126 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
1003
BFS
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Bulle FR
27'276Residents
Broc
2'957Residents
Riaz
2'924Residents
Val-de-Charmey
2'725Residents
Vuadens
2'580Residents
Gruyères
2'353Residents
Marsens
2'093Residents
La Roche
2'083Residents
Pont-en-Ogoz
2'050Residents
Haut-Intyamon
1'772Residents
Bas-Intyamon
1'759Residents
Sâles
1'478Residents
Le Pâquier
1'457Residents
Sorens
1'125Residents
Vaulruz
1'115Residents
Corbières
1'037Residents
Grandvillard
925Residents
Echarlens
823Residents
Morlon
790Residents
Hauteville
750Residents
Botterens
748Residents
Jaun
659Residents
Pont-la-Ville
649Residents
Crésuz
508Residents
Châtel-sur-Montsalvens
354Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Votes in District de la Gruyère
district results as published by BFS27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
26.9% YesNo 73.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
32.7% YesNo 67.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
49.7% YesNo 50.3%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
26.9% YesNo 73.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
38.6% YesNo 61.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
62.6% YesNo 37.4%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP24.4% · strongest party
SVP24.4%
SP21.3%
Mitte20.3%
FDP18.8%
GRÜNE9.4%
GLP2.4%
CSP1.3%
EDU0.9%
Übrige0.7%
EVP0.5%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Crésuz
67 %
median of its municipalities
80 %
Jaun
100 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 67 % % in Crésuz to 100 % % in Jaun (median 80 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 15.3 % in Crésuz to 18.1 % in Jaun (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.08 %
Dwellings
30'473
Avg. rooms
3.6
Built before 1946
20.7%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+577 +0.9%
births
607
deaths
403
net migration
+351
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
29'908
Workplaces
4'319
Services share
62.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'244 (4.2%) · Secondary 9'977 (33.4%) · Tertiary 18'661 (62.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
384
Organic share
12.2 %
Farmland
11'811 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
6.7 °C
Precipitation
1'515 mm
Elevation
608–2'366 m
Flat share
16.5%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
592 GWh
Electricity
26.5 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
89 min
Road to centre
46 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (26.481–27.784 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of District de la Gruyère rank
sum of its municipalities1625Sâles (Gruyère)1626Romanens1627Vaulruz×21628Vuadens1630Bulle×21632Riaz1633Marsens1634La Roche FR1635La Tour-de-Trême1636Broc1637Charmey (Gruyère)1638Morlon1642Sorens1643Gumefens1644Avry-devant-Pont1645Le Bry1646Echarlens1647Corbières1648Hauteville1649Pont-la-Ville1651Villarvolard1652Botterens1653Châtel-sur-Montsalvens +11654Cerniat FR1656Jaun1657Abländschen×21661Le Pâquier-Montbarry1663Gruyères +11665Estavannens1666Grandvillard +11667Enney1669Albeuve1716Schwarzsee×21733Treyvaux×2
5 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AbländschenAlbeuveAvry-devant-PontBotterensBrocBulleCerniat FRCharmey (Gruyère)Châtel-sur-MontsalvensCorbièresCrésuzEcharlensEnneyEpagnyEstavannensGrandvillardGruyèresGumefensHautevilleIm FangJaunLa Roche FRLa Tour-de-TrêmeLe BryLe Pâquier-MontbarryLes Sciernes-d'AlbeuveLessocMarsensMaulesMoléson-sur-GruyèresMontbovonMorlonNeirivuePont-la-VillePringyRiazRomanensRueyres-TreyfayesSâles (Gruyère)SchwarzseeSorensTreyvauxVaulruzVillarbeneyVillars-sous-MontVillarvolardVuadensVuippens
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to District de la Gruyère?
- District de la Gruyère comprises 25 municipalities: Bulle FR, Broc, Riaz, Val-de-Charmey, Vuadens, Gruyères, Marsens, La Roche, Pont-en-Ogoz, Haut-Intyamon, Bas-Intyamon, Sâles, Le Pâquier, Sorens, Vaulruz, Corbières, Grandvillard, Echarlens, Morlon, Hauteville, Botterens, Jaun, Pont-la-Ville, Crésuz, Châtel-sur-Montsalvens. Together they have 62'990 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is District de la Gruyère in?
- District de la Gruyère lies in the canton of Fribourg, which is divided into 7 districts.
- How many people live in District de la Gruyère?
- District de la Gruyère has 62'990 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 25 municipalities; the largest is Bulle FR with 27'276.
- Does District de la Gruyère have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District de la Gruyère the municipal rate ranges from 67 % (Crésuz) to 100 % (Jaun).
- How did District de la Gruyère vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, District de la Gruyère voted 26.9 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.