What is the postal code of Gruyères?

Gruyères has 4 postal codes: 1635, 1636, 1661, 1663.

What is the tax rate in Gruyères?

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

How much tax do you pay in Gruyères?

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

How many residents does Gruyères have?

Gruyères has 2'353 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gruyères?

Gruyères has 552 foreign residents, a share of 23.46% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Gruyères

1635–1663

FR CANTON1635 1636 1661 1663

Residents

2'353

Area

28.4 km²

Population density

83 pop./km²

Elevation

810 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'998 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

80%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'140 48.4%

Men

1'213 51.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

553 23.5%

Swiss citizens

1'801 76.5%

Foreign residents

552 23.5%

Population density

83 pop./km²

0–19 · 553 · 23.5%20–64 · 1'428 · 60.7%65+ · 372 · 15.8%

Foreign residents 23.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gruyères

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

25.7% YesNo 74.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

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

27.1% YesNo 72.9%

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

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

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

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

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

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

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

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

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

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP23.8% · strongest party

SVP23.8%

SP23.3%

Mitte21.7%

FDP16.6%

GRÜNE10.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier80%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

80%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 58 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%)

GruyèresCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gruyères	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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'251 mm

8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'998 m

Mean elevation

1'121 m

Relief

1'316 m

Mean slope

19°

Flat share

15.8%

South-facing

8.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'316 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

25.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

34.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'700

26 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

2.05 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'266

Built before 194624.9%

Built since 200122.8%

2.05 %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 88 min · Car 48 min

AgglomerationPT 14 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 29/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegruyeres.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'353 #45 FR · #883 CH Families & children23.5% #33 FR · #227 CH Age structure15.8% #74 FR · #1914 CH Women share48.4% #102 FR · #1738 CH Foreign residents23.5% #24 FR · #626 CH Population density83/km² #101 FR · #1574 CH Tax burden16'432 #50 FR · #1533 CH Taxes80% #58 FR Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #85 FR · #1570 CH Sunniest municipalities46.7% #10 FR · #487 CH Rainiest municipalities1'251 mm #33 FR · #584 CH Voter turnout54.8% #53 FR · #1100 CH Against Switzerland22% #22 FR · #408 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #72 FR · #1030 CH SVP strongholds23.8% #88 FR · #1609 CH SP strongholds23.3% #20 FR · #242 CH Centre strongholds21.7% #36 FR · #456 CH FDP strongholds16.6% #38 FR · #687 CH GLP strongholds1.1% #110 FR · #1913 CH Green strongholds10.1% #46 FR · #555 CH Largest by area28.4 km² #13 FR · #327 CH Highest municipalities810 m #19 FR · #408 CH Remotest municipalities88 min #29 FR · #582 CH Best-connected municipalities88 min #92 FR · #1519 CH Highest peaks1'998 m #7 FR · #357 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'121 m #10 FR · #336 CH Greatest vertical range1'316 m #8 FR · #384 CH Steepest municipalities19° #10 FR · #418 CH Solar potential26 GWh #42 FR · #819 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #36 FR · #667 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #45 FR · #1403 CH

Postal codes (4)

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Localities

swisstopo · 7

Broc1636 Epagny1663 Gruyères1663 La Tour-de-Trême1635 Le Pâquier-Montbarry1661 Moléson-sur-Gruyères1663 Pringy1663

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gruyères?: Gruyères has 4 postal codes: 1635, 1636, 1661, 1663.
What is the tax rate in Gruyères?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gruyères is 80% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Gruyères?: A single person without children pays about 16'432 CHF income tax in Gruyères on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gruyères have?: Gruyères has 2'353 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gruyères?: Gruyères has 552 foreign residents, a share of 23.46% (2025).

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