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Bezirk See / District du Lac
FribourgBezirk See / District du Lac is one of 7 districts of the canton of Fribourg and comprises 14 municipalities with 39'326 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
39'326
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
14
Switzerland
Area
160 km²
swisstopo
Density
245 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
1005
BFS
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Murten
9'525Residents
Courtepin
5'847Residents
Kerzers
5'546Residents
Gurmels
4'710Residents
Mont-Vully
4'551Residents
Misery-Courtion
2'393Residents
Courgevaux
1'431Residents
Ried bei Kerzers
1'285Residents
Cressier
1'120Residents
Muntelier
1'020Residents
Kleinbösingen
698Residents
Meyriez
586Residents
Fräschels
435Residents
Greng
179Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Votes in Bezirk See / District du Lac
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
24.8% YesNo 75.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
26.8% YesNo 73.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
47.6% YesNo 52.4%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
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
24.2% YesNo 75.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
37.6% YesNo 62.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.1%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.3% YesNo 26.8%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP31.8% · strongest party
SVP31.8%
SP17.8%
Mitte17.4%
FDP14.0%
GRÜNE8.9%
GLP5.3%
EVP1.6%
CSP1.6%
EDU1.1%
Übrige0.4%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Greng
32 %
median of its municipalities
73.8 %
Misery-Courtion
88 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 32 % % in Greng to 88 % % in Misery-Courtion (median 73.8 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 12.4 % in Greng to 17.1 % in Misery-Courtion (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.17 %
Dwellings
18'677
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
23.0%
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
+219 +0.6%
births
369
deaths
284
net migration
+160
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
17'041
Workplaces
2'607
Services share
58.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'815 (10.7%) · Secondary 5'220 (30.6%) · Tertiary 10'006 (58.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
324
Organic share
14.8 %
Farmland
8'811 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
10 °C
Precipitation
986 mm
Elevation
429–670 m
Flat share
69.8%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
445 GWh
Electricity
26.5 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
62 min
Road to centre
31 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.473–27.041 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 Bezirk See / District du Lac rank
sum of its municipalities1583Villarepos1595Clavaleyres×21721Misery×21783Pensier1784Courtepin1785Cressier FR1786Sugiez1787Môtier (Vully)×21788Praz (Vully)1789Lugnorre1791Courtaman1792Cordast1793Jeuss1794Salvenach1795Courlevon1796Courgevaux3179Kriechenwil×23205Gümmenen×23206Wallenbuch×23207Wileroltigen×33210Kerzers×23212Gurmels +13213Kleinbösingen +13214Ulmiz3215Gempenach3216Ried b. Kerzers3236Gampelen×23280Greng +13284Fräschels3285Galmiz3286Muntelier
9 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AgriswilBarberêcheBüchslenClavaleyresCordastCormérodCourgevauxCourlevonCournillensCourtamanCourtepinCourtionCressier FRFräschelsGalmizGampelenGempenachGolatenGrengGümmenenGurmelsGuschelmuthJeussKerzersKleinbösingenKleingurmelsKriechenwilLiebistorfLugnorreLurtigenMeyriezMiseryMôtier (Vully)MuntelierMur (Vully) FRMurtenPensierPraz (Vully)Ried b. KerzersSalvenachSugiezUlmizVillareposWallenbuchWallenriedWileroltigen
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk See / District du Lac?
- Bezirk See / District du Lac comprises 14 municipalities: Murten, Courtepin, Kerzers, Gurmels, Mont-Vully, Misery-Courtion, Courgevaux, Ried bei Kerzers, Cressier, Muntelier, Kleinbösingen, Meyriez, Fräschels, Greng. Together they have 39'326 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk See / District du Lac in?
- Bezirk See / District du Lac lies in the canton of Fribourg, which is divided into 7 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk See / District du Lac?
- Bezirk See / District du Lac has 39'326 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 14 municipalities; the largest is Murten with 9'525.
- Does Bezirk See / District du Lac have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk See / District du Lac the municipal rate ranges from 32 % (Greng) to 88 % (Misery-Courtion).
- How did Bezirk See / District du Lac vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, Bezirk See / District du Lac voted 24.8 % 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.