What is the postal code of Bossonnens?

The postal code of Bossonnens is 1615.

What is the tax rate in Bossonnens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bossonnens is 90% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Bossonnens?

A single person without children pays about 17'269 CHF income tax in Bossonnens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 102 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bossonnens have?

Bossonnens has 1'661 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bossonnens?

Bossonnens has 434 foreign residents, a share of 26.13% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Bossonnens

1615

FR CANTON1615

Residents

1'661

Area

4.1 km²

Population density

403 pop./km²

Elevation

751 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

90%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

830 50.0%

Men

831 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

388 23.4%

Swiss citizens

1'227 73.9%

Foreign residents

434 26.1%

Population density

403 pop./km²

0–19 · 388 · 23.4%20–64 · 1'061 · 63.9%65+ · 212 · 12.8%

Foreign residents 26.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bossonnens

BFS

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

49.5% YesNo 50.6%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

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

31.7% YesNo 68.3%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

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

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

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

60.5% YesNo 39.5%

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

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP24.0% · strongest party

SP24.0%

SVP23.5%

Mitte17.8%

GRÜNE14.2%

FDP14.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

90%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 105 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'269 CHF(17.3%)

Rank 102 of 119 in the canton · 1950 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:17'269 CHF(~17.3%)

BossonnensCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bossonnens	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.7%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.4%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	12.4%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	15%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	17.3%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.5%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.6%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.4%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.9%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	28%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	29.2%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'341 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

803 m

Mean elevation

717 m

Relief

160 m

Mean slope

4°

Flat share

74.2%

South-facing

0.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 160 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

14.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

20 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'300

15 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 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

708

Built before 194617.8%

Built since 200132.1%

0 %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 42 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 115/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebossonnens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'661 #57 FR · #1088 CH Families & children23.4% #39 FR · #245 CH Age structure12.8% #114 FR · #2086 CH Women share50% #43 FR · #934 CH Foreign residents26.1% #18 FR · #494 CH Population density403/km² #16 FR · #611 CH Tax burden17'269 #103 FR · #1952 CH Taxes90% #105 FR Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #39 FR · #1143 CH Sunniest municipalities46.7% #11 FR · #488 CH Rainiest municipalities1'341 mm #20 FR · #437 CH Voter turnout46.6% #118 FR · #1956 CH Against Switzerland20.2% #31 FR · #518 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.8% #60 FR · #938 CH SVP strongholds23.5% #91 FR · #1633 CH SP strongholds24% #16 FR · #213 CH Centre strongholds17.8% #74 FR · #650 CH FDP strongholds14.2% #56 FR · #901 CH GLP strongholds3.5% #47 FR · #1488 CH Green strongholds14.2% #8 FR · #170 CH Largest by area4.1 km² #97 FR · #1691 CH Highest municipalities751 m #40 FR · #500 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #115 FR · #1830 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #6 FR · #272 CH Highest peaks803 m #62 FR · #988 CH Highest-lying municipalities717 m #59 FR · #726 CH Greatest vertical range160 m #86 FR · #1534 CH Steepest municipalities4° #104 FR · #1742 CH Solar potential15 GWh #74 FR · #1247 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #100 FR · #731 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #109 FR · #1467 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1615

Bossonnens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bossonnens1615

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bossonnens?: The postal code of Bossonnens is 1615.
What is the tax rate in Bossonnens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bossonnens is 90% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Bossonnens?: A single person without children pays about 17'269 CHF income tax in Bossonnens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 102 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bossonnens have?: Bossonnens has 1'661 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bossonnens?: Bossonnens has 434 foreign residents, a share of 26.13% (2025).

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