What is the postal code of Kerzers?

Kerzers has 2 postal codes: 3207, 3210.

What is the tax rate in Kerzers?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kerzers is 79% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Kerzers?

A single person without children pays about 16'348 CHF income tax in Kerzers on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kerzers have?

Kerzers has 5'546 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kerzers?

Kerzers has 1'716 foreign residents, a share of 30.94% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Kerzers

3207–3210

FR CANTON3207 3210

Residents

5'546

Area

12.3 km²

Population density

452 pop./km²

Elevation

443 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

79%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'757 49.7%

Men

2'789 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'183 21.3%

Swiss citizens

3'830 69.1%

Foreign residents

1'716 30.9%

Population density

452 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'183 · 21.3%20–64 · 3'394 · 61.2%65+ · 969 · 17.5%

Foreign residents 30.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kerzers

BFS

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

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

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

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

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

22.7% YesNo 77.3%

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

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

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

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

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

78.1% YesNo 21.9%

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

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

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

17.0% YesNo 83.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.5% · strongest party

SVP32.5%

FDP19.1%

SP17.5%

Mitte13.4%

GRÜNE6.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier79%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

79%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 44 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'348 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 43 of 119 in the canton · 1471 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:16'348 CHF(~16.3%)

KerzersCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kerzers	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.3%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.8%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.7%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.1%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.7%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.4%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.4%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.9%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020970 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

541 m

Mean elevation

460 m

Relief

110 m

Mean slope

2.5°

Flat share

83.0%

South-facing

2.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 110 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

62.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

77.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'800

62 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

1.26 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'533

Built before 194619.3%

Built since 200131.1%

1.26 %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 42 min · Car 23 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 114/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekerzers.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'546 #15 FR · #381 CH Families & children21.3% #73 FR · #715 CH Age structure17.5% #46 FR · #1705 CH Women share49.7% #56 FR · #1126 CH Foreign residents30.9% #13 FR · #276 CH Population density452/km² #10 FR · #549 CH Tax burden16'348 #43 FR · #1471 CH Taxes79% #44 FR Warmest municipalities10 °C #16 FR · #498 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #117 FR · #1277 CH Rainiest municipalities970 mm #111 FR · #1758 CH Voter turnout53.8% #70 FR · #1246 CH Against Switzerland6% #88 FR · #1402 CH Aligned with Switzerland94% #2 FR · #52 CH SVP strongholds32.5% #39 FR · #1125 CH SP strongholds17.5% #69 FR · #681 CH Centre strongholds13.4% #110 FR · #923 CH FDP strongholds19.1% #27 FR · #517 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #25 FR · #1300 CH Green strongholds6.3% #103 FR · #1251 CH Largest by area12.3 km² #42 FR · #788 CH Highest municipalities443 m #111 FR · #1594 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #114 FR · #1829 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #5 FR · #271 CH Highest peaks541 m #110 FR · #1750 CH Highest-lying municipalities460 m #113 FR · #1660 CH Greatest vertical range110 m #106 FR · #1788 CH Steepest municipalities2.5° #111 FR · #1954 CH Solar potential62 GWh #11 FR · #224 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #79 FR · #710 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #88 FR · #1446 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Golaten3207 Kerzers3210 Wileroltigen3207

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kerzers?: Kerzers has 2 postal codes: 3207, 3210.
What is the tax rate in Kerzers?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kerzers is 79% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Kerzers?: A single person without children pays about 16'348 CHF income tax in Kerzers on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kerzers have?: Kerzers has 5'546 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kerzers?: Kerzers has 1'716 foreign residents, a share of 30.94% (2025).

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