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).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Hauterive

1725–1730

FR CANTON1725 1730

Residents

2'674

Area

12 km²

Population density

223 pop./km²

Elevation

680 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

74%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Hauterive

BFS

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

48.3% YesNo 51.7%

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

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

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

26.4% YesNo 73.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

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

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

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

33.1% YesNo 66.9%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

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

63.9% YesNo 36.1%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

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

100'000 CHF:15'930 CHF(~15.9%)

HauteriveCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hauterive	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.1%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.6%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.4%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	12.7%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.8%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	16.8%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.4%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.2%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	19.9%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.7%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.1%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.1%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.8%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.3%	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 1991–20209.1 °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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

33.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

43.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'500

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 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

2.5 %

Avg. rooms

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehauterivefr.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'674 #35 FR · #801 CH Families & children22.5% #56 FR · #421 CH Age structure15.7% #77 FR · #1925 CH Women share49.9% #46 FR · #1002 CH Foreign residents17.9% #59 FR · #1047 CH Population density223/km² #49 FR · #966 CH Tax burden15'930 #24 FR · #1247 CH Taxes74% #24 FR Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #45 FR · #1303 CH Sunniest municipalities44.4% #59 FR · #757 CH Rainiest municipalities1'052 mm #81 FR · #1371 CH Voter turnout52.1% #83 FR · #1455 CH Against Switzerland18.2% #47 FR · #660 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.8% #43 FR · #793 CH SVP strongholds18% #111 FR · #1877 CH SP strongholds17.4% #70 FR · #690 CH Centre strongholds39.7% #1 FR · #135 CH FDP strongholds9% #98 FR · #1500 CH GLP strongholds2.4% #85 FR · #1696 CH Green strongholds10.3% #44 FR · #521 CH Largest by area12 km² #44 FR · #817 CH Highest municipalities680 m #68 FR · #638 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #72 FR · #1115 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #48 FR · #988 CH Highest peaks722 m #82 FR · #1150 CH Highest-lying municipalities648 m #78 FR · #891 CH Greatest vertical range162 m #85 FR · #1528 CH Steepest municipalities7.1° #53 FR · #1221 CH Solar potential34 GWh #30 FR · #596 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #66 FR · #697 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #75 FR · #1433 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Ecuvillens1730 Posieux1725

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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