Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'024 49.2%
Men
1'059 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
492 23.6%
Swiss citizens
1'707 82.0%
Foreign residents
376 18.1%
Population density
86 pop./km²
0–19 · 492 · 23.6%20–64 · 1'264 · 60.7%65+ · 327 · 15.7%
Foreign residents 18.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +124 (+6.3%) · 23 births · 10 deaths · net migration +109
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 26.9% Yes
19.0% YesNo 81.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 32.7% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 52.8% Yes
53.1% YesNo 46.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 49.7% Yes
64.0% YesNo 36.0%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 29.1% Yes
27.4% YesNo 72.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 56.2% Yes
51.7% YesNo 48.3%
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 Gruyère: 26.9% Yes
18.1% YesNo 82.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 38.6% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 51.2% Yes
61.6% YesNo 38.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 62.6% Yes
52.0% YesNo 48.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.3% · strongest party
SVP35.3%
FDP26.0%
Mitte17.0%
SP10.5%
GRÜNE6.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier87%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
87%FR range 32%100%
Tax rank 90 of 119 in canton FribourgTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'018 CHF(17%)
Rank 90 of 119 in the canton · 1849 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
100'000 CHF:17'018 CHF(~17%)
La RocheCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | La Roche | Fribourg | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.6% | 5.4–8.1% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.3% | 7.3–11% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.2% | 8.8–13.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.6% | 9.8–14.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.8% | 10.7–15.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.9% | 11.5–16.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17% | 12.4–18.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.9% | 13.2–19.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.8% | 13.9–20% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.6% | 14.5–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.4% | 15.2–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.2% | 15.8–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.3% | 17.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.1% | 19–26.5% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.6% | 20.3–28.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.7% | 21.2–29.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.3% | 21.8–29.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.8% | 22.3–30.4% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'289 mm
8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'707 m
Mean elevation
1'100 m
Relief
1'033 m
Mean slope
15.9°
Flat share
6.7%
South-facing
14.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'033 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
21.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
28.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'800
Per inhabitant
10'461 kWh/yr
22 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 · 2027Tariff 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300558 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 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.64 %
Second homes
10.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
941
Built before 194625.2%
Built since 200131.8%
0.64 %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 · 2024Jobs
711
Workplaces
135
Services share
49.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 84 (11.8%) · Secondary 274 (38.5%) · Tertiary 353 (49.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
31
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
757 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'083 #50 FR · #946 CHGrowing municipalities6.3% #3 FR · #25 CHShrinking municipalities6.3% #116 FR · #2084 CHJobs per resident0.34 #46 FR · #1088 CHFamilies & children23.6% #30 FR · #211 CHAge structure15.7% #76 FR · #1924 CHWomen share49.2% #81 FR · #1424 CHForeign residents18.1% #57 FR · #1039 CHPopulation density86/km² #99 FR · #1558 CHTax burden17'018 #90 FR · #1849 CHTaxes87% #90 FRWarmest municipalities8.2 °C #99 FR · #1664 CHSunniest municipalities44.7% #46 FR · #711 CHRainiest municipalities1'289 mm #25 FR · #509 CHVoter turnout52.2% #88 FR · #1563 CHAgainst Switzerland23.5% #13 FR · #295 CHAligned with Switzerland76.5% #78 FR · #1140 CHSVP strongholds35.3% #30 FR · #952 CHSP strongholds10.5% #107 FR · #1465 CHCentre strongholds17% #84 FR · #696 CHFDP strongholds26% #5 FR · #193 CHGLP strongholds2.1% #98 FR · #1743 CHGreen strongholds6.8% #100 FR · #1143 CHLargest by area24.1 km² #17 FR · #389 CHHighest municipalities747 m #43 FR · #510 CHSecond homes10.2% #58 FR · #1163 CHOrganic farming0% #99 FR · #1733 CHBest-connected municipalities74 min #66 FR · #1209 CHRemotest municipalities74 min #56 FR · #904 CHHighest peaks1'707 m #11 FR · #406 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'100 m #11 FR · #356 CHGreatest vertical range1'033 m #11 FR · #439 CHSteepest municipalities15.9° #14 FR · #543 CHSolar potential22 GWh #56 FR · #949 CHSolar potential per capita10'461 kWh #73 FR · #990 CHCheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #43 FR · #960 CHMost expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #50 FR · #1121 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of La Roche?
- La Roche has 2 postal codes: 1634, 1733.
- What is the tax rate in La Roche?
- The municipal tax multiplier of La Roche is 87% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
- How much tax do you pay in La Roche?
- A single person without children pays about 17'018 CHF income tax in La Roche on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 90 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does La Roche have?
- La Roche has 2'083 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in La Roche?
- La Roche has 376 foreign residents, a share of 18.05% (2025).
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