What is the postal code of Giffers?

The postal code of Giffers is 1735.

What is the tax rate in Giffers?

The municipal tax multiplier of Giffers is 85.9% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Giffers?

A single person without children pays about 16'926 CHF income tax in Giffers on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 84 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Giffers have?

Giffers has 1'718 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Giffers?

Giffers has 199 foreign residents, a share of 11.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · Bezirk Sense

Giffers

1735

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

847 49.3%

Men

871 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

344 20.0%

Swiss citizens

1'519 88.4%

Foreign residents

199 11.6%

Population density

329 pop./km²

0–19 · 344 · 20.0%20–64 · 1'024 · 59.6%65+ · 350 · 20.4%

Foreign residents 11.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +15 (+0.9%) · 14 births · 14 deaths · net migration +14

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 Giffers

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 Bezirk Sense: 24.2% Yes

25.0% YesNo 75.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 27.3% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 50.6% Yes

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 50.2% Yes

55.6% YesNo 44.4%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 37.8% Yes

27.1% YesNo 72.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 51.6% Yes

51.1% YesNo 48.9%

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 Bezirk Sense: 22.9% Yes

23.0% YesNo 77.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 38.2% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 36.5% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

74.5% YesNo 25.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.7% · strongest party

SVP38.7%

Mitte19.3%

SP15.1%

FDP10.6%

GRÜNE9.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier85.9%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

85.9%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 84 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'926 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 84 of 119 in the canton · 1817 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:16'926 CHF(~16.9%)

GiffersCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Giffers	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.6%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.2%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	12.2%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.6%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.8%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.1%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.2%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.7%	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 1991–20208.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'173 mm

8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'012 m

Mean elevation

804 m

Relief

333 m

Mean slope

9.5°

Flat share

30.4%

South-facing

13.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 333 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

16.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'600

Per inhabitant

9'470 kWh/yr

16 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 2

Standard model, deductible 300558 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Fribourg405 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

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

0.48 %

Second homes

11.1 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

833

Built before 194614.5%

Built since 200133.1%

0.48 %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

493

Workplaces

110

Services share

74.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 39 (7.9%) · Secondary 87 (17.6%) · Tertiary 367 (74.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

6.3 %

Farmland

336 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 65 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 76/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2294

Websitegiffers.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Sense

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Giffers ranks

Largest municipalities1'718 #56 FR · #1066 CH Growing municipalities0.9% #63 FR · #862 CH Shrinking municipalities0.9% #56 FR · #1247 CH Jobs per resident0.29 #59 FR · #1327 CH Families & children20% #89 FR · #1142 CH Age structure20.4% #28 FR · #1162 CH Women share49.3% #80 FR · #1375 CH Foreign residents11.6% #98 FR · #1580 CH Population density329/km² #22 FR · #717 CH Tax burden16'926 #84 FR · #1817 CH Taxes85.9% #84 FR Warmest municipalities8.6 °C #81 FR · #1538 CH Sunniest municipalities44.7% #49 FR · #714 CH Rainiest municipalities1'173 mm #49 FR · #756 CH Voter turnout49.1% #112 FR · #1845 CH Against Switzerland19.6% #37 FR · #540 CH Aligned with Switzerland80.4% #58 FR · #893 CH SVP strongholds38.7% #16 FR · #732 CH SP strongholds15.1% #88 FR · #935 CH Centre strongholds19.3% #64 FR · #564 CH FDP strongholds10.6% #83 FR · #1314 CH GLP strongholds4.2% #31 FR · #1359 CH Green strongholds9.4% #58 FR · #650 CH Largest by area5.2 km² #87 FR · #1521 CH Highest municipalities822 m #16 FR · #394 CH Second homes11.1% #47 FR · #1021 CH Organic farming6.3% #62 FR · #1467 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #45 FR · #940 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #76 FR · #1170 CH Highest peaks1'012 m #35 FR · #721 CH Highest-lying municipalities804 m #38 FR · #609 CH Greatest vertical range333 m #36 FR · #936 CH Steepest municipalities9.5° #24 FR · #965 CH Solar potential16 GWh #69 FR · #1178 CH Solar potential per capita9'470 kWh #88 FR · #1161 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #87 FR · #1004 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #94 FR · #1165 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1735

Giffers

Localities

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Giffers1735

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Giffers?: The postal code of Giffers is 1735.
What is the tax rate in Giffers?: The municipal tax multiplier of Giffers is 85.9% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Giffers?: A single person without children pays about 16'926 CHF income tax in Giffers on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 84 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Giffers have?: Giffers has 1'718 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Giffers?: Giffers has 199 foreign residents, a share of 11.58% (2025).

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