What is the postal code of Corbières?

Corbières has 3 postal codes: 1646, 1647, 1651.

What is the tax rate in Corbières?

The municipal tax multiplier of Corbières is 73.5% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Corbières?

A single person without children pays about 15'888 CHF income tax in Corbières on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Corbières have?

Corbières has 1'037 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Corbières?

Corbières has 152 foreign residents, a share of 14.66% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Gruyère

Corbières

1646–1651

FR CANTON1646 1647 1651

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

521 50.2%

Men

516 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

243 23.4%

Swiss citizens

885 85.3%

Foreign residents

152 14.7%

Population density

96 pop./km²

0–19 · 243 · 23.4%20–64 · 617 · 59.5%65+ · 177 · 17.1%

Foreign residents 14.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −5 (−0.5%) · 10 births · 3 deaths · net migration −16

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 Corbières

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

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

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

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

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

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

26.1% YesNo 73.9%

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

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

25.8% YesNo 74.2%

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

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

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

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

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

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.2% · strongest party

SVP36.2%

Mitte15.5%

SP14.3%

FDP13.2%

GRÜNE11.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier73.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

73.5%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 23 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'888 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 23 of 119 in the canton · 1214 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:15'888 CHF(~15.9%)

CorbièresCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Corbières	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.1%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.5%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.4%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	12.7%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.8%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	16.8%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.3%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.1%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	19.9%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.6%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.1%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.7%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.2%	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'256 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'513 m

Mean elevation

928 m

Relief

839 m

Mean slope

13.6°

Flat share

24.5%

South-facing

8.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 839 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

11.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'600

Per inhabitant

11'408 kWh/yr

12 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 Corbières →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

1.63 %

Second homes

13.7 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

490

Built before 194636.5%

Built since 200130.4%

1.63 %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

213

Workplaces

Services share

35.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 28 (13.1%) · Secondary 109 (51.2%) · Tertiary 76 (35.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10 %

Farmland

247 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 83 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 35/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2129

Websitecorbieres.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Gruyère

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Corbières ranks

Largest municipalities1'037 #87 FR · #1434 CH Growing municipalities-0.5% #97 FR · #1636 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.5% #22 FR · #473 CH Jobs per resident0.21 #83 FR · #1719 CH Families & children23.4% #38 FR · #244 CH Age structure17.1% #54 FR · #1758 CH Women share50.2% #31 FR · #795 CH Foreign residents14.7% #77 FR · #1313 CH Population density96/km² #97 FR · #1501 CH Tax burden15'888 #23 FR · #1214 CH Taxes73.5% #23 FR Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #72 FR · #1503 CH Sunniest municipalities45.5% #27 FR · #606 CH Rainiest municipalities1'256 mm #31 FR · #573 CH Voter turnout55.2% #49 FR · #1186 CH Against Switzerland21.6% #21 FR · #408 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.4% #71 FR · #1029 CH SVP strongholds36.2% #25 FR · #886 CH SP strongholds14.3% #93 FR · #1017 CH Centre strongholds15.5% #103 FR · #796 CH FDP strongholds13.2% #68 FR · #1009 CH GLP strongholds2.4% #85 FR · #1698 CH Green strongholds11.5% #32 FR · #392 CH Largest by area10.8 km² #50 FR · #905 CH Highest municipalities714 m #60 FR · #575 CH Second homes13.7% #26 FR · #707 CH Organic farming10% #42 FR · #1223 CH Best-connected municipalities83 min #86 FR · #1410 CH Remotest municipalities83 min #35 FR · #695 CH Highest peaks1'513 m #13 FR · #457 CH Highest-lying municipalities928 m #17 FR · #483 CH Greatest vertical range839 m #13 FR · #491 CH Steepest municipalities13.6° #15 FR · #648 CH Solar potential12 GWh #88 FR · #1428 CH Solar potential per capita11'408 kWh #58 FR · #845 CH Cheapest electricity27.78 Rp./kWh #114 FR · #1207 CH Most expensive electricity27.78 Rp./kWh #3 FR · #897 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Corbières1647 Echarlens1646 Villarvolard1651

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Corbières?: Corbières has 3 postal codes: 1646, 1647, 1651.
What is the tax rate in Corbières?: The municipal tax multiplier of Corbières is 73.5% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Corbières?: A single person without children pays about 15'888 CHF income tax in Corbières on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Corbières have?: Corbières has 1'037 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Corbières?: Corbières has 152 foreign residents, a share of 14.66% (2025).

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