What is the postal code of Fräschels?

The postal code of Fräschels is 3284.

What is the tax rate in Fräschels?

The municipal tax multiplier of Fräschels is 75% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Fräschels?

A single person without children pays about 16'013 CHF income tax in Fräschels on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Fräschels have?

Fräschels has 435 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Fräschels?

Fräschels has 32 foreign residents, a share of 7.36% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Fräschels

3284

FR CANTON3284

Residents

435

Area

3.1 km²

Population density

140 pop./km²

Elevation

457 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

75%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

209 48.0%

Men

226 52.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

78 17.9%

Swiss citizens

403 92.6%

Foreign residents

32 7.4%

Population density

140 pop./km²

0–19 · 78 · 17.9%20–64 · 265 · 60.9%65+ · 92 · 21.1%

Foreign residents 7.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Fräschels

BFS

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

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

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

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

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

24.6% YesNo 75.4%

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

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

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

26.1% YesNo 73.9%

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

73.5% YesNo 26.5%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

SVP37.5% · strongest party

SVP37.5%

Mitte15.7%

SP11.8%

FDP10.4%

EVP7.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier75%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

75%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 30 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'013 CHF(16%)

Rank 26 of 119 in the canton · 1276 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:16'013 CHF(~16%)

FräschelsCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Fräschels	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.1%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.6%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	12.8%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	14.9%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.7%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.8%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.3%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.9%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.4%	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020967 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

519 m

Mean elevation

462 m

Relief

85 m

Mean slope

3.2°

Flat share

75.7%

South-facing

4.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 85 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

10.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'400

11 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

1.35 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

222

Built before 194641.0%

Built since 20017.2%

1.35 %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 53 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 104/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitefraeschels.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities435 #109 FR · #1864 CH Families & children17.9% #111 FR · #1685 CH Age structure21.1% #24 FR · #1024 CH Women share48% #109 FR · #1858 CH Foreign residents7.4% #113 FR · #1906 CH Population density140/km² #79 FR · #1266 CH Tax burden16'013 #27 FR · #1277 CH Taxes75% #30 FR Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #8 FR · #325 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #118 FR · #1411 CH Rainiest municipalities967 mm #113 FR · #1770 CH Voter turnout61.2% #14 FR · #382 CH SVP strongholds37.5% #21 FR · #805 CH SP strongholds11.8% #102 FR · #1315 CH Centre strongholds15.7% #99 FR · #780 CH FDP strongholds10.4% #85 FR · #1344 CH GLP strongholds6% #10 FR · #967 CH Green strongholds7.2% #94 FR · #1045 CH Largest by area3.1 km² #107 FR · #1848 CH Highest municipalities457 m #107 FR · #1475 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #104 FR · #1542 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #16 FR · #559 CH Highest peaks519 m #114 FR · #1815 CH Highest-lying municipalities462 m #112 FR · #1650 CH Greatest vertical range85 m #113 FR · #1909 CH Steepest municipalities3.2° #109 FR · #1878 CH Solar potential11 GWh #92 FR · #1486 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #76 FR · #707 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #85 FR · #1443 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3284

Fräschels

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Fräschels3284

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Fräschels?: The postal code of Fräschels is 3284.
What is the tax rate in Fräschels?: The municipal tax multiplier of Fräschels is 75% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Fräschels?: A single person without children pays about 16'013 CHF income tax in Fräschels on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Fräschels have?: Fräschels has 435 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Fräschels?: Fräschels has 32 foreign residents, a share of 7.36% (2025).

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