What is the postal code of Attalens?

Attalens has 3 postal codes: 1616, 1617, 1808.

What is the tax rate in Attalens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Attalens is 78.5% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Attalens?

A single person without children pays about 16'306 CHF income tax in Attalens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 42 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Attalens have?

Attalens has 3'690 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Attalens?

Attalens has 672 foreign residents, a share of 18.21% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Veveyse

Attalens

1616–1808

FR CANTON1616 1617 1808

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'856 50.3%

Men

1'834 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

893 24.2%

Swiss citizens

3'018 81.8%

Foreign residents

672 18.2%

Population density

379 pop./km²

0–19 · 893 · 24.2%20–64 · 2'237 · 60.6%65+ · 560 · 15.2%

Foreign residents 18.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −3 (−0.1%) · 42 births · 28 deaths · net migration −8

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Attalens

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 26.7% Yes

28.6% YesNo 71.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 33.0% Yes

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 51.4% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 48.2% Yes

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 29.9% Yes

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 58.2% Yes

62.1% YesNo 38.0%

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% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 29.0% Yes

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 39.4% Yes

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 49.5% Yes

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 63.1% Yes

66.5% YesNo 33.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP24.6% · strongest party

SVP24.6%

SP20.2%

Mitte18.2%

FDP15.8%

GRÜNE11.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier78.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

78.5%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 42 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'306 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 42 of 119 in the canton · 1456 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'515 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Greng 12'414 CHF · most expensive Jaun 18'106 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'306 CHF(~16.3%)

AttalensCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Attalens	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.3%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.8%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.7%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.4%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.3%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.8%	22.3–30.4%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'437 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

984 m

Mean elevation

787 m

Relief

284 m

Mean slope

7.1°

Flat share

43.8%

South-facing

5.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 284 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

30.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

41.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'700

Per inhabitant

8'173 kWh/yr

30 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

26.48 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.15 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.19 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.48 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 26.48 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Groupe E SA

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300558 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Fribourg405 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Attalens →Canton Fribourg →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Fribourg. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Fribourg (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.25 %

Second homes

8.5 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'603

Built before 194617.0%

Built since 200142.7%

0.25 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

845

Workplaces

219

Services share

69.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 47 (5.6%) · Secondary 209 (24.7%) · Tertiary 589 (69.7%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

18.8 %

Farmland

541 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 50 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 110/119 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2321

Websiteattalens.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Veveyse

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Attalens ranks

Largest municipalities3'690 #22 FR · #611 CH Growing municipalities-0.1% #85 FR · #1468 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.1% #34 FR · #641 CH Jobs per resident0.23 #77 FR · #1627 CH Families & children24.2% #22 FR · #144 CH Age structure15.2% #87 FR · #1975 CH Women share50.3% #30 FR · #727 CH Foreign residents18.2% #55 FR · #1025 CH Population density379/km² #19 FR · #642 CH Tax burden16'306 #42 FR · #1456 CH Taxes78.5% #42 FR Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #77 FR · #1508 CH Sunniest municipalities47.1% #5 FR · #426 CH Rainiest municipalities1'437 mm #8 FR · #307 CH Voter turnout53.7% #78 FR · #1396 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #28 FR · #471 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #64 FR · #961 CH SVP strongholds24.6% #83 FR · #1576 CH SP strongholds20.2% #45 FR · #457 CH Centre strongholds18.2% #73 FR · #632 CH FDP strongholds15.8% #45 FR · #750 CH GLP strongholds4.9% #21 FR · #1218 CH Green strongholds11.8% #30 FR · #368 CH Largest by area9.7 km² #59 FR · #984 CH Highest municipalities777 m #32 FR · #460 CH Second homes8.5% #89 FR · #1519 CH Organic farming18.8% #24 FR · #701 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #12 FR · #471 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #110 FR · #1639 CH Highest peaks984 m #37 FR · #743 CH Highest-lying municipalities787 m #41 FR · #627 CH Greatest vertical range284 m #41 FR · #1034 CH Steepest municipalities7.1° #54 FR · #1222 CH Solar potential30 GWh #36 FR · #671 CH Solar potential per capita8'173 kWh #103 FR · #1428 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #100 FR · #1017 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #107 FR · #1178 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Attalens1616 Les Monts-de-Corsier1808 Tatroz1617

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Attalens?: Attalens has 3 postal codes: 1616, 1617, 1808.
What is the tax rate in Attalens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Attalens is 78.5% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Attalens?: A single person without children pays about 16'306 CHF income tax in Attalens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 42 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Attalens have?: Attalens has 3'690 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Attalens?: Attalens has 672 foreign residents, a share of 18.21% (2025).

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