What is the postal code of Botterens?

The postal code of Botterens is 1652.

What is the tax rate in Botterens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Botterens is 85% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Botterens?

A single person without children pays about 16'850 CHF income tax in Botterens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Botterens have?

Botterens has 748 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Botterens?

Botterens has 130 foreign residents, a share of 17.38% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Gruyère

Botterens

1652

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

362 48.4%

Men

386 51.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

188 25.1%

Swiss citizens

618 82.6%

Foreign residents

130 17.4%

Population density

165 pop./km²

0–19 · 188 · 25.1%20–64 · 437 · 58.4%65+ · 123 · 16.4%

Foreign residents 17.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −11 (−1.5%) · 9 births · 4 deaths · net migration −12

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 Botterens

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 Gruyère: 26.9% Yes

24.6% YesNo 75.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 32.7% Yes

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 52.8% Yes

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 49.7% Yes

67.5% YesNo 32.5%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 29.1% Yes

26.3% YesNo 73.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 56.2% Yes

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

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 Gruyère: 26.9% Yes

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 38.6% Yes

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 51.2% Yes

60.7% YesNo 39.3%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 62.6% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.5% · strongest party

SVP35.5%

Mitte18.7%

SP16.5%

FDP12.2%

GRÜNE8.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier85%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

85%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 78 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'850 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 76 of 119 in the canton · 1769 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:16'850 CHF(~16.9%)

BotterensCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Botterens	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.5%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.2%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	12.1%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	21%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–20201'187 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'444 m

Mean elevation

842 m

Relief

770 m

Mean slope

16.8°

Flat share

18.9%

South-facing

3.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 770 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

6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'300

Per inhabitant

8'061 kWh/yr

6 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

27.78 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.95 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.43 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.95 Rp./kWh

27.78 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Gruyère Energie S.A.

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 Botterens →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

2.63 %

Second homes

9.3 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

342

Built before 194624.6%

Built since 200137.7%

2.63 %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

204

Workplaces

Services share

13.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 15 (7.4%) · Secondary 161 (78.9%) · Tertiary 28 (13.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

25 %

Farmland

83 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 102 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 7/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2123

Websitebotterens.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Gruyère

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Botterens ranks

Largest municipalities748 #98 FR · #1611 CH Growing municipalities-1.5% #110 FR · #1909 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.5% #9 FR · #198 CH Jobs per resident0.27 #64 FR · #1426 CH Families & children25.1% #7 FR · #75 CH Age structure16.4% #61 FR · #1861 CH Women share48.4% #101 FR · #1737 CH Foreign residents17.4% #61 FR · #1093 CH Population density165/km² #65 FR · #1144 CH Tax burden16'850 #77 FR · #1770 CH Taxes85% #78 FR Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #70 FR · #1501 CH Sunniest municipalities46.6% #12 FR · #497 CH Rainiest municipalities1'187 mm #45 FR · #722 CH Voter turnout58.9% #20 FR · #713 CH SVP strongholds35.5% #29 FR · #936 CH SP strongholds16.5% #80 FR · #786 CH Centre strongholds18.7% #68 FR · #605 CH FDP strongholds12.2% #77 FR · #1128 CH GLP strongholds2.5% #83 FR · #1680 CH Green strongholds8.3% #80 FR · #819 CH Largest by area4.5 km² #91 FR · #1620 CH Highest municipalities744 m #45 FR · #515 CH Second homes9.3% #78 FR · #1354 CH Organic farming25% #14 FR · #439 CH Best-connected municipalities102 min #113 FR · #1729 CH Remotest municipalities102 min #7 FR · #373 CH Highest peaks1'444 m #16 FR · #479 CH Highest-lying municipalities842 m #31 FR · #570 CH Greatest vertical range770 m #17 FR · #518 CH Steepest municipalities16.8° #11 FR · #498 CH Solar potential6 GWh #107 FR · #1834 CH Solar potential per capita8'061 kWh #105 FR · #1453 CH Cheapest electricity27.78 Rp./kWh #112 FR · #1205 CH Most expensive electricity27.78 Rp./kWh #1 FR · #895 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1652

Botterens

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Botterens1652 Villarbeney1652

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Châtel-sur-Montsalvens

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Botterens?: The postal code of Botterens is 1652.
What is the tax rate in Botterens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Botterens is 85% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Botterens?: A single person without children pays about 16'850 CHF income tax in Botterens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Botterens have?: Botterens has 748 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Botterens?: Botterens has 130 foreign residents, a share of 17.38% (2025).

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