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District de la Sarine
FribourgDistrict de la Sarine is one of 7 districts of the canton of Fribourg and comprises 25 municipalities with 114'618 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.
Fribourg
39'599Residents
Villars-sur-Glâne
12'644Residents
Marly
9'566Residents
Gibloux
8'719Residents
Granges-Paccot
3'989Residents
Givisiez
3'507Residents
Belfaux
3'488Residents
Le Mouret
3'326Residents
Corminboeuf
3'120Residents
Grolley-Ponthaux
2'898Residents
Neyruz
2'874Residents
Hauterive
2'674Residents
Bois-d’Amont
2'489Residents
Prez
2'487Residents
La Brillaz
2'239Residents
Matran
2'094Residents
Avry
1'970Residents
Treyvaux
1'643Residents
Cottens
1'605Residents
La Sonnaz
1'481Residents
Chénens
908Residents
Autigny
837Residents
Ferpicloz
242Residents
Pierrafortscha
148Residents
Villarsel-sur-Marly
71Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in District de la Sarine
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
35.4% YesNo 64.7%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% Yes
26.9% YesNo 73.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
37.4% YesNo 62.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.3%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
42.8% YesNo 57.3%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
67.8% YesNo 32.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
52.6% YesNo 47.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
33.5% YesNo 66.5%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSP25.2% · strongest party
SP25.2%
Mitte19.2%
SVP18.2%
GRÜNE16.7%
FDP12.0%
GLP3.5%
CSP3.0%
Übrige0.8%
EDU0.7%
EVP0.5%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Ferpicloz
55 %
median of its municipalities
80 %
Chénens
91.7 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 55 % % in Ferpicloz to 91.7 % % in Chénens (median 80 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 14.3 % in Ferpicloz to 17.4 % in Chénens (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.22 %
Dwellings
54'638
Avg. rooms
3.5
Built before 1946
18.9%
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
+1'814 +1.6%
births
1'063
deaths
772
net migration
+1'437
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
73'071
Workplaces
8'373
Services share
85.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'084 (1.5%) · Secondary 8'811 (12.1%) · Tertiary 62'233 (85.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
358
Organic share
8.1 %
Farmland
12'382 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
8.9 °C
Precipitation
1'103 mm
Elevation
521–1'493 m
Flat share
46.5%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
793 GWh
Electricity
26.5 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
65 min
Road to centre
36 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (26.481–26.481 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 Sarine rank
sum of its municipalities1695Villarlod1696Vuisternens-en-Ogoz1700Fribourg×21720Chésopelloz +11722Bourguillon1723Marly +21724Essert FR +3×21725Posieux1726Farvagny-le-Grand1727Corpataux1728Rossens FR1730Ecuvillens1731Ependes FR1732Arconciel1733Treyvaux×21734Tentlingen×21740Neyruz FR1741Cottens FR1742Autigny1744Chénens1745Lentigny1746Prez-vers-Noréaz1747Corserey1752Villars-sur-Glâne1753Matran1754Corjolens1756Onnens FR1757Noréaz1762Givisiez1763Granges-Paccot1772Grolley×21782Belfaux +1
5 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
ArconcielAutafondAutignyAvry-sur-MatranBelfauxBonnefontaineBourguillonChénensChésopellozCorjolensCormagensCorminboeufCorpatauxCorsereyCottens FREcuvillensEpendes FREssert FREstavayer-le-GiblouxFarvagny-le-GrandFarvagny-le-PetitFerpiclozFormangueiresFribourgGivisiezGranges-PaccotGrenillesGrolleyLa CorbazLe MouretLentignyLossyLovensMagnedensMarlyMatranMontévrazNeyruz FRNierlet-les-BoisNoréazOberried FROnnens FRPierrafortschaPonthauxPosatPosieuxPrez-vers-NoréazRossens FRRueyres-St-LaurentSenèdesTentlingenTreyvauxVillarlodVillars-sur-GlâneVillarsel-le-GiblouxVillarsel-sur-MarlyVuisternens-en-OgozZénauva
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to District de la Sarine?
- District de la Sarine comprises 25 municipalities: Fribourg, Villars-sur-Glâne, Marly, Gibloux, Granges-Paccot, Givisiez, Belfaux, Le Mouret, Corminboeuf, Grolley-Ponthaux, Neyruz, Hauterive, Bois-d’Amont, Prez, La Brillaz, Matran, Avry, Treyvaux, Cottens, La Sonnaz, Chénens, Autigny, Ferpicloz, Pierrafortscha, Villarsel-sur-Marly. Together they have 114'618 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is District de la Sarine in?
- District de la Sarine lies in the canton of Fribourg, which is divided into 7 districts.
- How many people live in District de la Sarine?
- District de la Sarine has 114'618 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 25 municipalities; the largest is Fribourg with 39'599.
- Does District de la Sarine have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District de la Sarine the municipal rate ranges from 55 % (Ferpicloz) to 91.7 % (Chénens).
- How did District de la Sarine vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, District de la Sarine voted 43.8 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.