What is the postal code of Fribourg?

Fribourg has 2 postal codes: 1700, 1722.

What is the tax rate in Fribourg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Fribourg is 80% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Fribourg?

A single person without children pays about 16'432 CHF income tax in Fribourg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Fribourg have?

Fribourg has 39'599 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Fribourg?

Fribourg has 15'952 foreign residents, a share of 40.28% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Sarine

Fribourg

1700–1722

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

19'820 50.1%

Men

19'779 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

7'603 19.2%

Swiss citizens

23'647 59.7%

Foreign residents

15'952 40.3%

Population density

4'267 pop./km²

0–19 · 7'603 · 19.2%20–64 · 25'383 · 64.1%65+ · 6'613 · 16.7%

Foreign residents 40.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +448 (+1.1%) · 397 births · 314 deaths · net migration +287

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 Fribourg

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 District de la Sarine: 34.4% Yes

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 24.3% Yes

19.9% YesNo 80.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 43.8% Yes

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 35.4% Yes

24.4% YesNo 75.6%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 26.9% Yes

25.9% YesNo 74.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 60.6% Yes

66.4% YesNo 33.6%

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 District de la Sarine: 37.4% Yes

51.1% YesNo 48.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 30.7% Yes

26.5% YesNo 73.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 42.8% Yes

36.9% YesNo 63.2%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 67.8% Yes

72.0% YesNo 28.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP30.0% · strongest party

SP30.0%

GRÜNE23.7%

Mitte16.3%

SVP13.3%

FDP7.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier80%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

80%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 56 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'432 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 46 of 119 in the canton · 1529 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:16'432 CHF(~16.4%)

FribourgCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Fribourg	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.3%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.9%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.8%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.1%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.5%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.6%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.8%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'066 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

700 m

Mean elevation

617 m

Relief

170 m

Mean slope

10.1°

Flat share

40.1%

South-facing

14.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 170 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

137.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

197.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

30'500

Per inhabitant

3'465 kWh/yr

137 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 1

Standard model, deductible 300607 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Fribourg405 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Fribourg →Canton Fribourg →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 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

0.61 %

Second homes

9.2 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

22'691

Built before 194628.3%

Built since 200116.7%

0.61 %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

35'541

Workplaces

3'854

Services share

94.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 15 (0.0%) · Secondary 1'927 (5.4%) · Tertiary 33'599 (94.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

0 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 47 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 9 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 112/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2196

Head of governmentThierry Steiert · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz

Websiteville-fribourg.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Sarine

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Fribourg ranks

Largest municipalities39'599 #1 FR · #16 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #51 FR · #713 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #68 FR · #1395 CH Jobs per resident0.9 #4 FR · #115 CH Families & children19.2% #97 FR · #1389 CH Age structure16.7% #57 FR · #1815 CH Women share50.1% #37 FR · #864 CH Foreign residents40.3% #4 FR · #78 CH Population density4'267/km² #1 FR · #16 CH Tax burden16'432 #48 FR · #1531 CH Taxes80% #56 FR Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #34 FR · #1138 CH Sunniest municipalities43.7% #79 FR · #892 CH Rainiest municipalities1'066 mm #71 FR · #1289 CH Voter turnout53.9% #76 FR · #1366 CH Against Switzerland27.5% #3 FR · #127 CH Aligned with Switzerland72.5% #87 FR · #1322 CH SVP strongholds13.3% #118 FR · #2040 CH SP strongholds30% #1 FR · #46 CH Centre strongholds16.3% #94 FR · #740 CH FDP strongholds7.4% #109 FR · #1667 CH GLP strongholds3.8% #40 FR · #1440 CH Green strongholds23.7% #1 FR · #8 CH Largest by area9.3 km² #61 FR · #1018 CH Highest municipalities587 m #87 FR · #863 CH Second homes9.2% #79 FR · #1363 CH Organic farming0% #106 FR · #1740 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #7 FR · #387 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #112 FR · #1722 CH Highest peaks700 m #88 FR · #1208 CH Highest-lying municipalities617 m #85 FR · #957 CH Greatest vertical range170 m #78 FR · #1488 CH Steepest municipalities10.1° #21 FR · #920 CH Solar potential137 GWh #2 FR · #38 CH Solar potential per capita3'465 kWh #118 FR · #2078 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #56 FR · #973 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #63 FR · #1134 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bourguillon1722 Fribourg1700

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Fribourg?: Fribourg has 2 postal codes: 1700, 1722.
What is the tax rate in Fribourg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Fribourg is 80% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Fribourg?: A single person without children pays about 16'432 CHF income tax in Fribourg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Fribourg have?: Fribourg has 39'599 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Fribourg?: Fribourg has 15'952 foreign residents, a share of 40.28% (2025).

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