What is the postal code of Estavayer?

Estavayer has 7 postal codes: 1470, 1473, 1475, 1486, 1489, 1541, 1542.

What is the tax rate in Estavayer?

The municipal tax multiplier of Estavayer is 84% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Estavayer?

A single person without children pays about 16'766 CHF income tax in Estavayer on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Estavayer have?

Estavayer has 10'812 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Estavayer?

Estavayer has 2'580 foreign residents, a share of 23.86% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Estavayer

1470–1542

FR CANTON1470 1473 1475 1486+3 PLZ

Residents

10'812

Area

68.5 km²

Population density

158 pop./km²

Elevation

448 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

819 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

84%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'444 50.4%

Men

5'368 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'311 21.4%

Swiss citizens

8'232 76.1%

Foreign residents

2'580 23.9%

Population density

158 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'311 · 21.4%20–64 · 6'462 · 59.8%65+ · 2'039 · 18.9%

Foreign residents 23.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Estavayer

BFS

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

51.1% YesNo 48.9%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

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

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

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

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

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

36.2% YesNo 63.8%

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

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

25.2% YesNo 74.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP23.9% · strongest party

SP23.9%

Mitte23.9%

SVP22.5%

FDP13.3%

GRÜNE9.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier84%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

84%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 73 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'766 CHF(16.8%)

Rank 70 of 119 in the canton · 1745 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:16'766 CHF(~16.8%)

EstavayerCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Estavayer	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.5%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.1%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	12.1%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.4%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.8%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.1%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.9%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.8%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'005 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

819 m

Mean elevation

496 m

Relief

390 m

Mean slope

2.4°

Flat share

83.3%

South-facing

2.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 390 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

101.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

132.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

22'600

102 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

1.66 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

5'481

Built before 194621.8%

Built since 200135.7%

1.66 %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 95 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 14/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteestavayer.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities10'812 #4 FR · #158 CH Families & children21.4% #69 FR · #678 CH Age structure18.9% #37 FR · #1457 CH Women share50.4% #21 FR · #677 CH Foreign residents23.9% #23 FR · #603 CH Population density158/km² #68 FR · #1174 CH Tax burden16'766 #72 FR · #1747 CH Taxes84% #73 FR Warmest municipalities10 °C #15 FR · #497 CH Sunniest municipalities43.4% #91 FR · #945 CH Rainiest municipalities1'005 mm #96 FR · #1600 CH Voter turnout54.7% #54 FR · #1110 CH Against Switzerland19% #41 FR · #606 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #45 FR · #819 CH SVP strongholds22.5% #97 FR · #1676 CH SP strongholds23.9% #17 FR · #218 CH Centre strongholds23.9% #22 FR · #384 CH FDP strongholds13.3% #65 FR · #999 CH GLP strongholds3.5% #46 FR · #1487 CH Green strongholds9.3% #58 FR · #662 CH Largest by area68.5 km² #2 FR · #112 CH Highest municipalities448 m #109 FR · #1552 CH Remotest municipalities95 min #14 FR · #466 CH Best-connected municipalities95 min #107 FR · #1642 CH Highest peaks819 m #57 FR · #956 CH Highest-lying municipalities496 m #103 FR · #1444 CH Greatest vertical range390 m #29 FR · #833 CH Steepest municipalities2.4° #113 FR · #1968 CH Solar potential102 GWh #3 FR · #78 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #16 FR · #647 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #25 FR · #1383 CH

Postal codes (7)

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Estavayer?: Estavayer has 7 postal codes: 1470, 1473, 1475, 1486, 1489, 1541, 1542.
What is the tax rate in Estavayer?: The municipal tax multiplier of Estavayer is 84% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Estavayer?: A single person without children pays about 16'766 CHF income tax in Estavayer on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Estavayer have?: Estavayer has 10'812 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Estavayer?: Estavayer has 2'580 foreign residents, a share of 23.86% (2025).

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