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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'335 49.9%
Men
1'339 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
601 22.5%
Swiss citizens
2'195 82.1%
Foreign residents
479 17.9%
Population density
223 pop./km²
0–19 · 601 · 22.5%20–64 · 1'653 · 61.8%65+ · 420 · 15.7%
Foreign residents 17.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −20 (−0.7%) · 22 births · 17 deaths · net migration −25
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 24.3% Yes
25.4% YesNo 74.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 43.8% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 35.4% Yes
42.7% YesNo 57.3%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 26.9% Yes
26.4% YesNo 73.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 60.6% Yes
57.1% YesNo 42.9%
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 District de la Sarine: 37.4% Yes
29.7% YesNo 70.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 30.7% Yes
33.1% YesNo 66.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Sarine: 42.8% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
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
63.9% YesNo 36.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Mitte39.7% · strongest party
Mitte39.7%
SVP18.0%
SP17.4%
GRÜNE10.3%
FDP9.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier74%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
74%FR range 32%100%
Tax rank 24 of 119 in canton Fribourg
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'930 CHF(15.9%)
Rank 24 of 119 in the canton · 1247 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'930 CHF(~15.9%)
HauteriveCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeHauteriveFribourgSwitzerland median
40'0007.1%5.4–8.1%5.4%
50'0009.6%7.3–11%7.8%
60'00011.4%8.8–13.1%10.5%
70'00012.7%9.8–14.5%11.9%
80'00013.8%10.7–15.8%13.1%
90'00014.8%11.5–16.9%14.1%
100'00015.9%12.4–18.1%15.3%
110'00016.8%13.2–19.1%16.3%
120'00017.6%13.9–20%17.2%
130'00018.4%14.5–20.8%18.1%
140'00019.2%15.2–21.7%19%
150'00019.9%15.8–22.5%19.7%
175'00021.9%17.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00023.7%19–26.5%23.2%
225'00025.1%20.3–28.1%24.6%
250'00026.1%21.2–29.2%25.8%
275'00026.8%21.8–29.8%26.8%
300'00027.3%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 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'052 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
722 m
Mean elevation
648 m
Relief
162 m
Mean slope
7.1°
Flat share
52.1%
South-facing
7.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 162 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
Roof potential
33.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
43.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'500
Per inhabitant
12'599 kWh/yr
34 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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300607 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Fribourg405 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
2.5 %
Second homes
8.3 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
1'158
Built before 194617.4%
Built since 200142.1%
2.5 %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
1'269
Workplaces
176
Services share
74.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 96 (7.6%) · Secondary 230 (18.1%) · Tertiary 943 (74.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
11
Organic share
27.3 %
Farmland
571 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 67 min · Car 35 min
AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 18 min
Remoteness 72/119 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2233
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'674 #35 FR · #801 CHGrowing municipalities-0.7% #102 FR · #1727 CHShrinking municipalities-0.7% #17 FR · #380 CHJobs per resident0.47 #22 FR · #610 CHFamilies & children22.5% #56 FR · #421 CHAge structure15.7% #77 FR · #1925 CHWomen share49.9% #46 FR · #1002 CHForeign residents17.9% #59 FR · #1047 CHPopulation density223/km² #49 FR · #966 CHTax burden15'930 #24 FR · #1247 CHTaxes74% #24 FRWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #45 FR · #1303 CHSunniest municipalities44.4% #59 FR · #757 CHRainiest municipalities1'052 mm #81 FR · #1371 CHVoter turnout51.9% #94 FR · #1603 CHAgainst Switzerland17.8% #47 FR · #660 CHAligned with Switzerland82.2% #43 FR · #793 CHSVP strongholds18% #113 FR · #1881 CHSP strongholds17.4% #72 FR · #694 CHCentre strongholds39.7% #1 FR · #135 CHFDP strongholds9% #100 FR · #1504 CHGLP strongholds2.4% #86 FR · #1699 CHGreen strongholds10.3% #44 FR · #523 CHLargest by area12 km² #44 FR · #817 CHHighest municipalities680 m #69 FR · #639 CHSecond homes8.3% #93 FR · #1562 CHOrganic farming27.3% #13 FR · #388 CHBest-connected municipalities67 min #48 FR · #988 CHRemotest municipalities67 min #72 FR · #1115 CHHighest peaks722 m #82 FR · #1150 CHHighest-lying municipalities648 m #78 FR · #891 CHGreatest vertical range162 m #85 FR · #1528 CHSteepest municipalities7.1° #53 FR · #1221 CHSolar potential34 GWh #30 FR · #596 CHSolar potential per capita12'599 kWh #42 FR · #676 CHCheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #67 FR · #984 CHMost expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #74 FR · #1145 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Hauterive?
Hauterive has 2 postal codes: 1725, 1730.
What is the tax rate in Hauterive?
The municipal tax multiplier of Hauterive is 74% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Hauterive?
A single person without children pays about 15'930 CHF income tax in Hauterive on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 24 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hauterive have?
Hauterive has 2'674 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hauterive?
Hauterive has 479 foreign residents, a share of 17.91% (2025).

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