What is the postal code of Granges?

The postal code of Granges is 1614.

What is the tax rate in Granges?

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

How much tax do you pay in Granges?

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

How many residents does Granges have?

Granges has 1'012 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Granges?

Granges has 146 foreign residents, a share of 14.43% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Granges

1614

FR CANTON1614

Residents

1'012

Area

4.5 km²

Population density

226 pop./km²

Elevation

753 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

966 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

84%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

496 49.0%

Men

516 51.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

217 21.4%

Swiss citizens

866 85.6%

Foreign residents

146 14.4%

Population density

226 pop./km²

0–19 · 217 · 21.4%20–64 · 627 · 62.0%65+ · 168 · 16.6%

Foreign residents 14.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Granges

BFS

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

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

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

72.3% YesNo 27.8%

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

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte26.0% · strongest party

Mitte26.0%

FDP19.2%

GRÜNE16.0%

SVP15.8%

SP13.1%

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 71 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%)

GrangesCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Granges	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'313 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

966 m

Mean elevation

728 m

Relief

335 m

Mean slope

8.9°

Flat share

30.6%

South-facing

5.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 335 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

12.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

16.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'800

13 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

0.23 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

438

Built before 194619.9%

Built since 200132.0%

0.23 %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 40 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 118/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegranges-veveyse.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'012 #89 FR · #1453 CH Families & children21.4% #72 FR · #681 CH Age structure16.6% #59 FR · #1828 CH Women share49% #88 FR · #1510 CH Foreign residents14.4% #83 FR · #1336 CH Population density226/km² #47 FR · #958 CH Tax burden16'766 #73 FR · #1748 CH Taxes84% #71 FR Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #31 FR · #1051 CH Sunniest municipalities46.6% #13 FR · #498 CH Rainiest municipalities1'313 mm #22 FR · #467 CH Voter turnout62.2% #11 FR · #301 CH Against Switzerland22% #23 FR · #409 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #73 FR · #1031 CH SVP strongholds15.8% #114 FR · #1958 CH SP strongholds13.1% #98 FR · #1152 CH Centre strongholds26% #14 FR · #329 CH FDP strongholds19.2% #26 FR · #510 CH GLP strongholds4.3% #30 FR · #1346 CH Green strongholds16% #5 FR · #90 CH Largest by area4.5 km² #93 FR · #1622 CH Highest municipalities753 m #37 FR · #494 CH Remotest municipalities40 min #118 FR · #1876 CH Best-connected municipalities40 min #2 FR · #231 CH Highest peaks966 m #39 FR · #755 CH Highest-lying municipalities728 m #56 FR · #709 CH Greatest vertical range335 m #35 FR · #932 CH Steepest municipalities8.9° #30 FR · #1023 CH Solar potential13 GWh #84 FR · #1377 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #102 FR · #733 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #111 FR · #1469 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1614

Granges (Veveyse)

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Granges (Veveyse)1614

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Granges?: The postal code of Granges is 1614.
What is the tax rate in Granges?: The municipal tax multiplier of Granges is 84% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Granges?: A single person without children pays about 16'766 CHF income tax in Granges on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Granges have?: Granges has 1'012 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Granges?: Granges has 146 foreign residents, a share of 14.43% (2025).

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