What is the postal code of Bösingen?

Bösingen has 3 postal codes: 3178, 3184, 3185.

What is the tax rate in Bösingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bösingen is 76% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Bösingen?

A single person without children pays about 16'097 CHF income tax in Bösingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 34 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bösingen have?

Bösingen has 3'336 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bösingen?

Bösingen has 352 foreign residents, a share of 10.55% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Bösingen

3178–3185

FR CANTON3178 3184 3185

Residents

3'336

Area

14.3 km²

Population density

233 pop./km²

Elevation

550 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

76%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'675 50.2%

Men

1'661 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

636 19.1%

Swiss citizens

2'984 89.5%

Foreign residents

352 10.6%

Population density

233 pop./km²

0–19 · 636 · 19.1%20–64 · 1'879 · 56.3%65+ · 821 · 24.6%

Foreign residents 10.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bösingen

BFS

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

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

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

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

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

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.7% YesNo 49.3%

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

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

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

33.1% YesNo 66.9%

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

75.6% YesNo 24.4%

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

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

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

14.0% YesNo 86.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.6% · strongest party

SVP31.6%

Mitte26.6%

SP14.8%

FDP9.9%

GRÜNE7.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier76%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

76%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 34 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'097 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 34 of 119 in the canton · 1330 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:16'097 CHF(~16.1%)

BösingenCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bösingen	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.2%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.7%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	12.9%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.6%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.4%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.1%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.5%	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'019 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

656 m

Mean elevation

564 m

Relief

174 m

Mean slope

5.2°

Flat share

61.0%

South-facing

5.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 174 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

38.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

49.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'500

38 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

0.97 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'541

Built before 194616.3%

Built since 200119.5%

0.97 %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 52 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 106/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteboesingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'336 #25 FR · #664 CH Families & children19.1% #100 FR · #1419 CH Age structure24.6% #7 FR · #442 CH Women share50.2% #33 FR · #797 CH Foreign residents10.6% #104 FR · #1662 CH Population density233/km² #43 FR · #936 CH Tax burden16'097 #34 FR · #1330 CH Taxes76% #34 FR Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #29 FR · #1049 CH Sunniest municipalities42.9% #102 FR · #1015 CH Rainiest municipalities1'019 mm #91 FR · #1543 CH Voter turnout56% #40 FR · #937 CH Against Switzerland7% #87 FR · #1368 CH Aligned with Switzerland93% #3 FR · #92 CH SVP strongholds31.6% #43 FR · #1169 CH SP strongholds14.8% #87 FR · #957 CH Centre strongholds26.6% #13 FR · #310 CH FDP strongholds9.9% #89 FR · #1402 CH GLP strongholds5.4% #14 FR · #1103 CH Green strongholds7.3% #92 FR · #1019 CH Largest by area14.3 km² #37 FR · #678 CH Highest municipalities550 m #92 FR · #1002 CH Remotest municipalities52 min #106 FR · #1575 CH Best-connected municipalities52 min #15 FR · #525 CH Highest peaks656 m #99 FR · #1340 CH Highest-lying municipalities564 m #95 FR · #1153 CH Greatest vertical range174 m #76 FR · #1467 CH Steepest municipalities5.2° #87 FR · #1527 CH Solar potential38 GWh #26 FR · #495 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #87 FR · #718 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #96 FR · #1454 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bösingen3178 Schmitten FR3185 Wünnewil3184

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bösingen?: Bösingen has 3 postal codes: 3178, 3184, 3185.
What is the tax rate in Bösingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bösingen is 76% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Bösingen?: A single person without children pays about 16'097 CHF income tax in Bösingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 34 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bösingen have?: Bösingen has 3'336 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bösingen?: Bösingen has 352 foreign residents, a share of 10.55% (2025).

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