What is the postal code of Jaun?

Jaun has 4 postal codes: 1637, 1656, 1657, 1716.

What is the tax rate in Jaun?

The municipal tax multiplier of Jaun is 100% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Jaun?

A single person without children pays about 18'106 CHF income tax in Jaun on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 119 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many foreign residents live in Jaun?

Jaun has 45 foreign residents, a share of 6.83% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Jaun

1637–1716

FR CANTON1637 1656 1657 1716

Residents

659

Area

55.7 km²

Population density

12 pop./km²

Elevation

1'015 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'209 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

100%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

327 49.6%

Men

332 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

135 20.5%

Swiss citizens

614 93.2%

Foreign residents

45 6.8%

Population density

12 pop./km²

0–19 · 135 · 20.5%20–64 · 343 · 52.0%65+ · 181 · 27.5%

Foreign residents 6.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Jaun

BFS

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

65.3% YesNo 34.7%

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

82.0% YesNo 18.0%

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

34.8% YesNo 65.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

12.4% YesNo 87.6%

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

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

67.2% YesNo 32.8%

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

76.8% YesNo 23.2%

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

68.3% YesNo 31.8%

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

6.3% YesNo 93.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP55.7% · strongest party

SVP55.7%

Mitte21.9%

FDP9.4%

SP6.2%

GRÜNE3.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

100%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 119 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

18'106 CHF(18.1%)

Rank 119 of 119 in the canton · 2084 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:18'106 CHF(~18.1%)

JaunCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Jaun	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	8.1%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	11%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	13.1%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	14.5%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	15.8%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	16.9%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	18.1%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	19.1%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	20%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	20.8%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	21.7%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	22.5%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	24.7%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	26.5%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	28.1%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	29.2%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	29.8%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	30.4%	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 1991–20207.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'573 mm

7.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'209 m

Mean elevation

1'416 m

Relief

1'322 m

Mean slope

28.5°

Flat share

2.3%

South-facing

22.9%

Above 2000 m

1.3%

Relief 1'322 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

14.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'100

14 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

437

Built before 194642.6%

Built since 20017.8%

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 117 min · Car 65 min

AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 1/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitejaun.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities659 #101 FR · #1678 CH Families & children20.5% #85 FR · #970 CH Age structure27.5% #1 FR · #198 CH Women share49.6% #61 FR · #1195 CH Foreign residents6.8% #115 FR · #1935 CH Population density12/km² #118 FR · #2028 CH Tax burden18'106 #119 FR · #2084 CH Taxes100% #119 FR Warmest municipalities7.1 °C #115 FR · #1841 CH Sunniest municipalities47.7% #2 FR · #348 CH Rainiest municipalities1'573 mm #2 FR · #192 CH Voter turnout59.8% #17 FR · #502 CH SVP strongholds55.7% #2 FR · #107 CH SP strongholds6.2% #117 FR · #1856 CH Centre strongholds21.9% #34 FR · #447 CH FDP strongholds9.4% #94 FR · #1456 CH GLP strongholds0.7% #115 FR · #1960 CH Green strongholds3.9% #115 FR · #1744 CH Largest by area55.7 km² #5 FR · #150 CH Highest municipalities1'015 m #5 FR · #254 CH Remotest municipalities117 min #1 FR · #198 CH Best-connected municipalities117 min #119 FR · #1913 CH Highest peaks2'209 m #5 FR · #302 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'416 m #1 FR · #227 CH Greatest vertical range1'322 m #7 FR · #383 CH Steepest municipalities28.5° #1 FR · #141 CH Solar potential14 GWh #76 FR · #1283 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #38 FR · #669 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #47 FR · #1405 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Abländschen1657 Charmey (Gruyère)1637 Im Fang1656 Jaun1656 Schwarzsee1716

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Jaun?: Jaun has 4 postal codes: 1637, 1656, 1657, 1716.
What is the tax rate in Jaun?: The municipal tax multiplier of Jaun is 100% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Jaun?: A single person without children pays about 18'106 CHF income tax in Jaun on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 119 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Jaun have?: Jaun has 659 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Jaun?: Jaun has 45 foreign residents, a share of 6.83% (2025).

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