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Bezirk Sense
FribourgBezirk Sense is one of 7 districts of the canton of Fribourg and comprises 15 municipalities with 46'950 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.
Municipalities in Bezirk Sense
BFS · 15Düdingen
9'333Residents
Tafers
8'030Residents
Wünnewil-Flamatt
5'848Residents
Schmitten
4'303Residents
Plaffeien
3'729Residents
Bösingen
3'336Residents
Ueberstorf
2'417Residents
Giffers
1'718Residents
Heitenried
1'413Residents
St. Ursen
1'389Residents
Tentlingen
1'374Residents
Rechthalten
1'161Residents
Plasselb
1'099Residents
St. Silvester
1'062Residents
Brünisried
738Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Sense
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
50.6% YesNo 49.4%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
50.2% YesNo 49.8%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% Yes
37.8% YesNo 62.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
22.9% YesNo 77.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
38.2% YesNo 61.9%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.9% YesNo 25.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
18.5% YesNo 81.6%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP32.0% · strongest party
SVP32.0%
Mitte24.8%
SP14.3%
GRÜNE10.0%
FDP7.7%
GLP4.7%
CSP4.4%
EDU1.1%
EVP0.6%
Übrige0.4%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026St. Ursen
75 %
median of its municipalities
84 %
Plasselb
95 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 75 % % in St. Ursen to 95 % % in Plasselb (median 84 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 16 % in St. Ursen to 17.7 % in Plasselb (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.92 %
Dwellings
22'503
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
16.7%
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
+274 +0.6%
births
393
deaths
338
net migration
+220
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
16'525
Workplaces
3'145
Services share
61.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'645 (10.0%) · Secondary 4'765 (28.8%) · Tertiary 10'115 (61.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
555
Organic share
10.1 %
Farmland
13'681 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
8 °C
Precipitation
1'268 mm
Elevation
482–2'227 m
Flat share
32.6%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
505 GWh
Electricity
26.5 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
63 min
Road to centre
39 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 Bezirk Sense rank
sum of its municipalities1700Fribourg×21712Tafers1713St. Antoni1714Heitenried1715Alterswil FR1716Plaffeien +1×21717St. Ursen1718Rechthalten1719Brünisried1724Bonnefontaine×21734Tentlingen×21735Giffers1736St. Silvester1737Plasselb1738Sangernboden×23175Flamatt3178Bösingen3182Ueberstorf3184Wünnewil3185Schmitten FR3186Düdingen
5 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Sense?
- Bezirk Sense comprises 15 municipalities: Düdingen, Tafers, Wünnewil-Flamatt, Schmitten, Plaffeien, Bösingen, Ueberstorf, Giffers, Heitenried, St. Ursen, Tentlingen, Rechthalten, Plasselb, St. Silvester, Brünisried. Together they have 46'950 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Sense in?
- Bezirk Sense lies in the canton of Fribourg, which is divided into 7 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Sense?
- Bezirk Sense has 46'950 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 15 municipalities; the largest is Düdingen with 9'333.
- Does Bezirk Sense have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Sense the municipal rate ranges from 75 % (St. Ursen) to 95 % (Plasselb).
- How did Bezirk Sense vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Sense voted 50.6 % 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.