What is the postal code of Châtillon?

The postal code of Châtillon is 1473.

What is the tax rate in Châtillon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Châtillon is 65% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Châtillon?

A single person without children pays about 15'176 CHF income tax in Châtillon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Châtillon have?

Châtillon has 549 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Châtillon?

Châtillon has 44 foreign residents, a share of 8.01% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Broye

Châtillon

1473

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

286 52.1%

Men

263 47.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

134 24.4%

Swiss citizens

505 92.0%

Foreign residents

44 8.0%

Population density

429 pop./km²

0–19 · 134 · 24.4%20–64 · 331 · 60.3%65+ · 84 · 15.3%

Foreign residents 8.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +21 (+4%) · 6 births · 3 deaths · net migration +19

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 Châtillon

BFS

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser (Ernährungsinitiative)»Federal

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)»Federal

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Broye: 53.4% Yes

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Broye: 50.2% Yes

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Broye: 31.7% Yes

35.0% YesNo 65.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Broye: 56.5% Yes

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict District de la Broye: 25.8% Yes

29.1% YesNo 71.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Broye: 40.8% Yes

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Broye: 51.1% Yes

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Broye: 61.4% Yes

67.4% YesNo 32.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP28.2% · strongest party

SP28.2%

Mitte23.5%

SVP20.5%

FDP14.1%

GRÜNE7.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier65%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

65%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 10 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'176 CHF(15.2%)

Rank 10 of 119 in the canton · 1033 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:15'176 CHF(~15.2%)

ChâtillonCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Châtillon	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	6.7%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.1%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	12.1%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.2%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	14.1%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.2%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	16%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	16.8%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	17.5%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	18.3%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	19.1%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	22.7%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	24.1%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	25.1%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	25.7%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	26.2%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'109 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

608 m

Mean elevation

542 m

Relief

118 m

Mean slope

7.8°

Flat share

37.7%

South-facing

5.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 118 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

4.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

900

Per inhabitant

7'486 kWh/yr

4 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 Châtillon →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

1.64 %

Second homes

13.8 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

244

Built before 19468.2%

Built since 200141.0%

1.64 %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

Workplaces

Services share

45.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 9 (16.4%) · Secondary 21 (38.2%) · Tertiary 25 (45.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

169 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 100 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 9/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2008

Websitechatillon-broye.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Broye

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Châtillon ranks

Largest municipalities549 #105 FR · #1760 CH Growing municipalities4% #9 FR · #93 CH Shrinking municipalities4% #110 FR · #2015 CH Jobs per resident0.1 #115 FR · #2083 CH Families & children24.4% #16 FR · #124 CH Age structure15.3% #83 FR · #1958 CH Women share52.1% #4 FR · #124 CH Foreign residents8% #111 FR · #1862 CH Population density429/km² #13 FR · #575 CH Tax burden15'176 #10 FR · #1033 CH Taxes65% #10 FR Warmest municipalities10 °C #13 FR · #495 CH Sunniest municipalities43.1% #98 FR · #993 CH Rainiest municipalities1'109 mm #61 FR · #1056 CH Voter turnout60% #15 FR · #480 CH SVP strongholds20.5% #107 FR · #1767 CH SP strongholds28.2% #4 FR · #83 CH Centre strongholds23.5% #25 FR · #394 CH FDP strongholds14.1% #58 FR · #914 CH GLP strongholds4.6% #24 FR · #1282 CH Green strongholds7.3% #91 FR · #1021 CH Largest by area1.3 km² #118 FR · #2078 CH Highest municipalities515 m #95 FR · #1145 CH Second homes13.8% #23 FR · #692 CH Organic farming0% #79 FR · #1713 CH Best-connected municipalities100 min #109 FR · #1704 CH Remotest municipalities100 min #9 FR · #400 CH Highest peaks608 m #106 FR · #1504 CH Highest-lying municipalities542 m #98 FR · #1247 CH Greatest vertical range118 m #99 FR · #1746 CH Steepest municipalities7.8° #38 FR · #1131 CH Solar potential4 GWh #112 FR · #1981 CH Solar potential per capita7'486 kWh #109 FR · #1574 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #4 FR · #921 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #11 FR · #1082 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1473

Châtillon FR

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Châtillon FR1473

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Châtillon?: The postal code of Châtillon is 1473.
What is the tax rate in Châtillon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Châtillon is 65% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Châtillon?: A single person without children pays about 15'176 CHF income tax in Châtillon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Châtillon have?: Châtillon has 549 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Châtillon?: Châtillon has 44 foreign residents, a share of 8.01% (2025).

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