What is the postal code of Cottens?

The postal code of Cottens is 1741.

What is the tax rate in Cottens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Cottens is 80% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Cottens?

A single person without children pays about 16'432 CHF income tax in Cottens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Cottens have?

Cottens has 1'605 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Cottens?

Cottens has 344 foreign residents, a share of 21.43% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Cottens

1741

FR CANTON1741

Residents

1'605

Area

5 km²

Population density

323 pop./km²

Elevation

737 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

80%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

802 50.0%

Men

803 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

380 23.7%

Swiss citizens

1'261 78.6%

Foreign residents

344 21.4%

Population density

323 pop./km²

0–19 · 380 · 23.7%20–64 · 939 · 58.5%65+ · 286 · 17.8%

Foreign residents 21.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Cottens

BFS

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

53.1% YesNo 47.0%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

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

26.9% YesNo 73.2%

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

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

68.5% YesNo 31.5%

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

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

20.3% YesNo 79.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP25.1% · strongest party

SVP25.1%

SP21.9%

Mitte21.4%

FDP15.5%

GRÜNE8.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier80%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

80%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 57 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'432 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 46 of 119 in the canton · 1529 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:16'432 CHF(~16.4%)

CottensCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Cottens	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.3%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.9%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.8%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.1%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.5%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.6%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.8%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'092 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

751 m

Mean elevation

710 m

Relief

144 m

Mean slope

5.5°

Flat share

60.4%

South-facing

10.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 144 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

14.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

20.3 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

0.89 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

673

Built before 194617.1%

Built since 200139.2%

0.89 %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 65 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 74/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecottens-fr.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'605 #59 FR · #1117 CH Families & children23.7% #29 FR · #199 CH Age structure17.8% #44 FR · #1676 CH Women share50% #41 FR · #932 CH Foreign residents21.4% #31 FR · #747 CH Population density323/km² #24 FR · #735 CH Tax burden16'432 #46 FR · #1529 CH Taxes80% #57 FR Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #65 FR · #1458 CH Sunniest municipalities44.7% #47 FR · #712 CH Rainiest municipalities1'092 mm #65 FR · #1150 CH Voter turnout56.6% #32 FR · #847 CH Against Switzerland15% #68 FR · #920 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #21 FR · #518 CH SVP strongholds25.1% #81 FR · #1548 CH SP strongholds21.9% #30 FR · #328 CH Centre strongholds21.4% #40 FR · #467 CH FDP strongholds15.5% #46 FR · #777 CH GLP strongholds3.7% #41 FR · #1456 CH Green strongholds8.5% #76 FR · #792 CH Largest by area5 km² #89 FR · #1544 CH Highest municipalities737 m #46 FR · #525 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #74 FR · #1168 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #43 FR · #938 CH Highest peaks751 m #72 FR · #1077 CH Highest-lying municipalities710 m #61 FR · #739 CH Greatest vertical range144 m #93 FR · #1618 CH Steepest municipalities5.5° #81 FR · #1470 CH Solar potential15 GWh #73 FR · #1244 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #53 FR · #684 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #62 FR · #1420 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1741

Cottens FR

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Cottens FR1741

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Cottens?: The postal code of Cottens is 1741.
What is the tax rate in Cottens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Cottens is 80% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Cottens?: A single person without children pays about 16'432 CHF income tax in Cottens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cottens have?: Cottens has 1'605 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cottens?: Cottens has 344 foreign residents, a share of 21.43% (2025).

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