What is the postal code of Belfaux?

Belfaux has 2 postal codes: 1720, 1782.

What is the tax rate in Belfaux?

The municipal tax multiplier of Belfaux is 84% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Belfaux?

A single person without children pays about 16'766 CHF income tax in Belfaux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Belfaux have?

Belfaux has 3'488 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Belfaux?

Belfaux has 1'233 foreign residents, a share of 35.35% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Belfaux

1720–1782

FR CANTON1720 1782

Residents

3'488

Area

8.9 km²

Population density

393 pop./km²

Elevation

640 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

84%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'755 50.3%

Men

1'733 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

851 24.4%

Swiss citizens

2'255 64.7%

Foreign residents

1'233 35.4%

Population density

393 pop./km²

0–19 · 851 · 24.4%20–64 · 2'116 · 60.7%65+ · 521 · 14.9%

Foreign residents 35.4%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Belfaux

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

37.2% YesNo 62.8%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% Yes

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

31.1% YesNo 68.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

32.2% YesNo 67.8%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

66.1% YesNo 33.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte27.1% · strongest party

Mitte27.1%

SP25.7%

SVP20.4%

GRÜNE10.0%

FDP8.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier84%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

84%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 70 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'766 CHF(16.8%)

Rank 70 of 119 in the canton · 1745 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:16'766 CHF(~16.8%)

BelfauxCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Belfaux	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.5%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.1%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	12.1%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.4%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.8%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.1%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.9%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.8%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	22.3–30.4%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'026 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

736 m

Mean elevation

634 m

Relief

176 m

Mean slope

6°

Flat share

44.7%

South-facing

18.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 176 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

24.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'400

24 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.28 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.28 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.28 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

2.51 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'473

Built before 194617.3%

Built since 200129.6%

2.51 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 76 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 51/119 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebelfaux.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'488 #24 FR · #634 CH Families & children24.4% #18 FR · #126 CH Age structure14.9% #94 FR · #1995 CH Women share50.3% #28 FR · #725 CH Foreign residents35.4% #8 FR · #149 CH Population density393/km² #17 FR · #624 CH Tax burden16'766 #70 FR · #1745 CH Taxes84% #70 FR Warmest municipalities9 °C #52 FR · #1359 CH Sunniest municipalities43.7% #78 FR · #891 CH Rainiest municipalities1'026 mm #88 FR · #1507 CH Voter turnout55% #49 FR · #1067 CH Against Switzerland17% #60 FR · #768 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #28 FR · #659 CH SVP strongholds20.4% #106 FR · #1769 CH SP strongholds25.7% #9 FR · #145 CH Centre strongholds27.1% #11 FR · #299 CH FDP strongholds8.6% #101 FR · #1537 CH GLP strongholds3% #62 FR · #1583 CH Green strongholds10% #49 FR · #575 CH Largest by area8.9 km² #64 FR · #1055 CH Highest municipalities640 m #76 FR · #715 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #51 FR · #855 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #72 FR · #1256 CH Highest peaks736 m #77 FR · #1109 CH Highest-lying municipalities634 m #82 FR · #918 CH Greatest vertical range176 m #74 FR · #1458 CH Steepest municipalities6° #71 FR · #1396 CH Solar potential24 GWh #46 FR · #863 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #50 FR · #681 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #59 FR · #1417 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Autafond1782 Belfaux1782 Chésopelloz1720

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Belfaux?: Belfaux has 2 postal codes: 1720, 1782.
What is the tax rate in Belfaux?: The municipal tax multiplier of Belfaux is 84% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Belfaux?: A single person without children pays about 16'766 CHF income tax in Belfaux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Belfaux have?: Belfaux has 3'488 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Belfaux?: Belfaux has 1'233 foreign residents, a share of 35.35% (2025).

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