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Switzerland · Canton SZ

Freienbach

8640–8832
SZ CANTON8640880688078808+1 PLZ
Residents
17'100
Area
20.7 km²
Population density
826 pop./km²
Elevation
463 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'016 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
64%
Postal codes
5

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
8'057 47.1%
Men
9'043 52.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'924 17.1%
Swiss citizens
11'730 68.6%
Foreign residents
5'370 31.4%
Population density
826 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'924 · 17.1%20–64 · 10'576 · 61.8%65+ · 3'600 · 21.1%
Foreign residents 31.4%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP35.7% · strongest party
SVP35.7%
FDP24.3%
Mitte14.7%
SP10.3%
Übrige6.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier64%
Cantonal tax multiplier110%
64%SZ range 64%195%
Tax rank 1 of 30 in canton Schwyz
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
5'617 CHF(5.6%)
Rank 1 of 30 in the canton · 12 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:5'617 CHF(~5.6%)
FreienbachCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeFreienbachSchwyzSwitzerland median
40'0001.7%1.72.8%5.4%
50'0002.7%2.74.4%7.8%
60'0003.4%3.45.5%10.5%
70'0004%46.4%11.9%
80'0004.5%4.57.1%13.1%
90'0005%57.7%14.1%
100'0005.6%5.68.6%15.3%
110'0006.2%6.29.3%16.3%
120'0006.7%6.79.9%17.2%
130'0007.1%7.110.4%18.1%
140'0007.6%7.611%19%
150'0008%811.5%19.7%
175'0009%912.7%21.6%
200'0009.9%9.913.7%23.2%
225'00010.7%10.714.6%24.6%
250'00011.5%11.515.4%25.8%
275'00012.1%12.116.1%26.8%
300'00012.6%12.616.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'275 mm
10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'016 m
Mean elevation
485 m
Relief
610 m
Mean slope
6.2°
Flat share
58.0%
South-facing
2.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 610 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
80.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
106.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
17'900
81 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
25.77 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.28 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.73 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.36 Rp./kWh
25.77 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator EW Höfe AG
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
Vacancy rate
0.26 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
8'169
Built before 19464.9%
Built since 200131.9%
0.26 %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 51 min · Car 37 min
AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 19 min
Remoteness 30/30 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 6
What is the postal code of Freienbach?
Freienbach has 5 postal codes: 8640, 8806, 8807, 8808, 8832.
What is the tax rate in Freienbach?
The municipal tax multiplier of Freienbach is 64% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Freienbach?
A single person without children pays about 5'617 CHF income tax in Freienbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Freienbach have?
Freienbach has 17'100 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Freienbach?
Freienbach has 5'370 foreign residents, a share of 31.4% (2025).

Map

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