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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
4'681 50.2%
Men
4'652 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'791 19.2%
Swiss citizens
7'739 82.9%
Foreign residents
1'594 17.1%
Population density
303 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'791 · 19.2%20–64 · 5'473 · 58.6%65+ · 2'069 · 22.2%
Foreign residents 17.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +217 (+2.4%) · 102 births · 68 deaths · net migration +178
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 27.3% Yes
23.7% YesNo 76.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 50.6% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 50.2% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 37.8% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 51.6% Yes
56.9% YesNo 43.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 38.2% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 36.5% Yes
32.1% YesNo 67.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 74.9% Yes
76.2% YesNo 23.8%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP26.6% · strongest party
SVP26.6%
Mitte23.8%
SP16.2%
GRÜNE12.0%
FDP10.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier82%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
82%FR range 32%100%
Tax rank 62 of 119 in canton Fribourg
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'599 CHF(16.6%)
Rank 61 of 119 in the canton · 1647 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'599 CHF(~16.6%)
DüdingenCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeDüdingenFribourgSwitzerland median
40'0007.4%5.4–8.1%5.4%
50'00010%7.3–11%7.8%
60'00011.9%8.8–13.1%10.5%
70'00013.3%9.8–14.5%11.9%
80'00014.4%10.7–15.8%13.1%
90'00015.5%11.5–16.9%14.1%
100'00016.6%12.4–18.1%15.3%
110'00017.5%13.2–19.1%16.3%
120'00018.3%13.9–20%17.2%
130'00019.1%14.5–20.8%18.1%
140'00019.9%15.2–21.7%19%
150'00020.7%15.8–22.5%19.7%
175'00022.8%17.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00024.6%19–26.5%23.2%
225'00026%20.3–28.1%24.6%
250'00027.1%21.2–29.2%25.8%
275'00027.7%21.8–29.8%26.8%
300'00028.2%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 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'058 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
708 m
Mean elevation
609 m
Relief
225 m
Mean slope
4.9°
Flat share
64.8%
South-facing
6.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 225 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
Roof potential
85 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
111.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
18'900
Per inhabitant
9'104 kWh/yr
85 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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300558 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Fribourg405 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
0.51 %
Second homes
9.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
4'340
Built before 194613.2%
Built since 200132.7%
0.51 %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
3'953
Workplaces
605
Services share
59.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 267 (6.8%) · Secondary 1'323 (33.5%) · Tertiary 2'363 (59.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
66
Organic share
6.1 %
Farmland
1'929 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 41 min · Car 27 min
AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 17 min
Remoteness 116/119 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2293
DistrictBezirk Sense
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities9'333 #7 FR · #207 CHGrowing municipalities2.4% #28 FR · #263 CHShrinking municipalities2.4% #91 FR · #1845 CHJobs per resident0.42 #32 FR · #760 CHFamilies & children19.2% #98 FR · #1390 CHAge structure22.2% #15 FR · #824 CHWomen share50.2% #32 FR · #796 CHForeign residents17.1% #64 FR · #1119 CHPopulation density303/km² #27 FR · #776 CHTax burden16'599 #61 FR · #1647 CHTaxes82% #62 FRWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #48 FR · #1306 CHSunniest municipalities43.4% #94 FR · #948 CHRainiest municipalities1'058 mm #78 FR · #1339 CHVoter turnout56.1% #39 FR · #1076 CHAgainst Switzerland8.8% #84 FR · #1282 CHAligned with Switzerland91.2% #6 FR · #181 CHSVP strongholds26.6% #74 FR · #1484 CHSP strongholds16.2% #81 FR · #818 CHCentre strongholds23.8% #24 FR · #389 CHFDP strongholds10.3% #88 FR · #1363 CHGLP strongholds5.6% #12 FR · #1051 CHGreen strongholds12% #27 FR · #342 CHLargest by area30.8 km² #11 FR · #306 CHHighest municipalities596 m #85 FR · #835 CHSecond homes9.2% #80 FR · #1370 CHOrganic farming6.1% #63 FR · #1478 CHBest-connected municipalities41 min #3 FR · #249 CHRemotest municipalities41 min #116 FR · #1850 CHHighest peaks708 m #85 FR · #1185 CHHighest-lying municipalities609 m #87 FR · #979 CHGreatest vertical range225 m #57 FR · #1248 CHSteepest municipalities4.9° #95 FR · #1594 CHSolar potential85 GWh #7 FR · #126 CHSolar potential per capita9'104 kWh #92 FR · #1233 CHCheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #86 FR · #1003 CHMost expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #93 FR · #1164 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Düdingen?
Düdingen has 2 postal codes: 1700, 3186.
What is the tax rate in Düdingen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Düdingen is 82% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Düdingen?
A single person without children pays about 16'599 CHF income tax in Düdingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 61 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Düdingen have?
Düdingen has 9'333 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Düdingen?
Düdingen has 1'594 foreign residents, a share of 17.08% (2025).

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