What is the postal code of Gurmels?

Gurmels has 7 postal codes: 1792, 3179, 3205, 3206, 3212, 3213, 3214.

What is the tax rate in Gurmels?

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

How much tax do you pay in Gurmels?

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

How many residents does Gurmels have?

Gurmels has 4'710 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gurmels?

Gurmels has 618 foreign residents, a share of 13.12% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · Bezirk See / District du Lac

Gurmels

1792–3214

FR CANTON1792 3179 3205 3206+3 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'293 48.7%

Men

2'417 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'038 22.0%

Swiss citizens

4'092 86.9%

Foreign residents

618 13.1%

Population density

234 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'038 · 22.0%20–64 · 2'763 · 58.7%65+ · 909 · 19.3%

Foreign residents 13.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +35 (+0.8%) · 33 births · 24 deaths · net migration +29

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 Gurmels

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 See / District du Lac: 24.8% Yes

20.2% YesNo 79.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 26.8% Yes

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 55.6% Yes

55.8% YesNo 44.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 47.6% Yes

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 38.8% Yes

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 55.5% Yes

51.8% YesNo 48.2%

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 See / District du Lac: 24.2% Yes

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 37.6% Yes

40.8% YesNo 59.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 37.9% Yes

36.6% YesNo 63.4%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 73.3% Yes

75.1% YesNo 24.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.9% · strongest party

SVP35.9%

Mitte25.5%

SP13.5%

GRÜNE8.3%

FDP7.7%

2023 result for today's territory: the party votes of Gurmels and Ulmiz added together (merged on 01.01.2026).

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 46 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%)

GurmelsCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gurmels	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020988 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

670 m

Mean elevation

560 m

Relief

194 m

Mean slope

4.3°

Flat share

68.7%

South-facing

5.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 194 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

47.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

62.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'600

Per inhabitant

10'163 kWh/yr

48 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 Gurmels →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

0.83 %

Second homes

7.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'051

Built before 194616.3%

Built since 200132.9%

0.83 %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

905

Workplaces

225

Services share

55.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 124 (13.7%) · Secondary 277 (30.6%) · Tertiary 504 (55.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

5 %

Farmland

1'072 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 59 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 91/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2262

Websitegurmels.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk See / District du Lac

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Gurmels ranks

Largest municipalities4'710 #16 FR · #469 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #68 FR · #939 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #52 FR · #1171 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #91 FR · #1817 CH Families & children22% #64 FR · #538 CH Age structure19.3% #34 FR · #1373 CH Women share48.7% #98 FR · #1637 CH Foreign residents13.1% #91 FR · #1442 CH Population density234/km² #42 FR · #932 CH Tax burden16'432 #52 FR · #1535 CH Taxes80% #46 FR Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #19 FR · #702 CH Sunniest municipalities42.7% #106 FR · #1038 CH Rainiest municipalities988 mm #102 FR · #1678 CH Voter turnout52.6% #84 FR · #1515 CH Against Switzerland12.7% #76 FR · #1055 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.3% #12 FR · #385 CH SVP strongholds35.9% #27 FR · #904 CH SP strongholds13.5% #99 FR · #1111 CH Centre strongholds25.5% #14 FR · #346 CH FDP strongholds7.7% #106 FR · #1626 CH GLP strongholds4.6% #25 FR · #1283 CH Green strongholds8.3% #81 FR · #820 CH Largest by area20.2 km² #23 FR · #476 CH Highest municipalities542 m #93 FR · #1032 CH Second homes7.5% #102 FR · #1712 CH Organic farming5% #67 FR · #1527 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #28 FR · #742 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #91 FR · #1365 CH Highest peaks670 m #94 FR · #1291 CH Highest-lying municipalities560 m #96 FR · #1176 CH Greatest vertical range194 m #69 FR · #1394 CH Steepest municipalities4.3° #101 FR · #1691 CH Solar potential48 GWh #18 FR · #356 CH Solar potential per capita10'163 kWh #77 FR · #1043 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #79 FR · #996 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #86 FR · #1157 CH

Postal codes (7)

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Localities

swisstopo · 9

Cordast1792 Gümmenen3205 Gurmels3212 Guschelmuth1792 Kleingurmels3212 Kriechenwil3179 Liebistorf3213 Ulmiz3214 Wallenbuch3206

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gurmels?: Gurmels has 7 postal codes: 1792, 3179, 3205, 3206, 3212, 3213, 3214.
What is the tax rate in Gurmels?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gurmels is 80% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Gurmels?: A single person without children pays about 16'432 CHF income tax in Gurmels on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gurmels have?: Gurmels has 4'710 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gurmels?: Gurmels has 618 foreign residents, a share of 13.12% (2025).

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