What is the postal code of Courgevaux?

Courgevaux has 2 postal codes: 1796, 3280.

What is the tax rate in Courgevaux?

The municipal tax multiplier of Courgevaux is 76% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Courgevaux?

A single person without children pays about 16'097 CHF income tax in Courgevaux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 34 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Courgevaux have?

Courgevaux has 1'431 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Courgevaux?

Courgevaux has 395 foreign residents, a share of 27.6% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · Bezirk See / District du Lac

Courgevaux

1796–3280

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

703 49.1%

Men

728 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

303 21.2%

Swiss citizens

1'036 72.4%

Foreign residents

395 27.6%

Population density

423 pop./km²

0–19 · 303 · 21.2%20–64 · 861 · 60.2%65+ · 267 · 18.7%

Foreign residents 27.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −27 (−1.9%) · 15 births · 8 deaths · net migration −23

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 Courgevaux

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 Bezirk See / District du Lac: 24.8% Yes

23.4% YesNo 76.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 26.8% Yes

26.8% YesNo 73.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 55.6% Yes

54.8% YesNo 45.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 47.6% Yes

43.6% YesNo 56.4%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 38.8% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 55.5% Yes

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

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 Bezirk See / District du Lac: 24.2% Yes

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 37.6% Yes

37.9% YesNo 62.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 37.9% Yes

35.8% YesNo 64.2%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 73.3% Yes

76.3% YesNo 23.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.5% · strongest party

SVP31.5%

SP21.9%

Mitte14.9%

FDP12.5%

GRÜNE8.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier76%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

76%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 35 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'097 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 34 of 119 in the canton · 1330 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:16'097 CHF(~16.1%)

CourgevauxCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Courgevaux	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.2%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.7%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	12.9%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.6%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.4%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.1%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.5%	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 1991–202010.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020976 mm

10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

554 m

Mean elevation

481 m

Relief

110 m

Mean slope

6.5°

Flat share

49.4%

South-facing

6.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 110 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

12.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

16.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'700

Per inhabitant

8'616 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

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 Courgevaux →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

2.34 %

Second homes

12.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

642

Built before 194617.8%

Built since 200137.7%

2.34 %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

586

Workplaces

104

Services share

66.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 13 (2.2%) · Secondary 183 (31.2%) · Tertiary 390 (66.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

101 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 55 min · Car 30 min

AgglomerationPT 15 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 101/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2250

Websitecourgevaux-gurwolf.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk See / District du Lac

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Courgevaux ranks

Largest municipalities1'431 #67 FR · #1204 CH Growing municipalities-1.9% #112 FR · #1973 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.9% #7 FR · #136 CH Jobs per resident0.41 #34 FR · #802 CH Families & children21.2% #76 FR · #742 CH Age structure18.7% #38 FR · #1498 CH Women share49.1% #84 FR · #1474 CH Foreign residents27.6% #16 FR · #423 CH Population density423/km² #14 FR · #585 CH Tax burden16'097 #35 FR · #1331 CH Taxes76% #35 FR Warmest municipalities10.3 °C #6 FR · #271 CH Sunniest municipalities42.3% #110 FR · #1080 CH Rainiest municipalities976 mm #108 FR · #1730 CH Voter turnout54.8% #58 FR · #1244 CH Against Switzerland7.8% #85 FR · #1333 CH Aligned with Switzerland92.2% #4 FR · #133 CH SVP strongholds31.5% #45 FR · #1176 CH SP strongholds21.9% #32 FR · #331 CH Centre strongholds14.9% #107 FR · #834 CH FDP strongholds12.5% #74 FR · #1085 CH GLP strongholds7% #4 FR · #749 CH Green strongholds8.1% #82 FR · #855 CH Largest by area3.4 km² #104 FR · #1808 CH Highest municipalities477 m #104 FR · #1335 CH Second homes12.7% #34 FR · #822 CH Organic farming0% #111 FR · #1745 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #19 FR · #622 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #101 FR · #1483 CH Highest peaks554 m #108 FR · #1702 CH Highest-lying municipalities481 m #107 FR · #1523 CH Greatest vertical range110 m #105 FR · #1787 CH Steepest municipalities6.5° #62 FR · #1315 CH Solar potential12 GWh #86 FR · #1394 CH Solar potential per capita8'616 kWh #99 FR · #1334 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #74 FR · #991 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #81 FR · #1152 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Courgevaux1796 Murten3280

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Courgevaux?: Courgevaux has 2 postal codes: 1796, 3280.
What is the tax rate in Courgevaux?: The municipal tax multiplier of Courgevaux is 76% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Courgevaux?: A single person without children pays about 16'097 CHF income tax in Courgevaux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 34 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Courgevaux have?: Courgevaux has 1'431 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Courgevaux?: Courgevaux has 395 foreign residents, a share of 27.6% (2025).

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