Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
708 48.6%
Men
749 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
356 24.4%
Swiss citizens
1'173 80.5%
Foreign residents
284 19.5%
Population density
324 pop./km²
0–19 · 356 · 24.4%20–64 · 884 · 60.7%65+ · 217 · 14.9%
Foreign residents 19.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +71 (+5.1%) · 11 births · 13 deaths · net migration +73
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
26.8% YesNo 73.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 32.7% Yes
34.4% YesNo 65.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 52.8% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 49.7% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 29.1% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 56.2% Yes
56.1% YesNo 43.9%
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 Gruyère: 26.9% Yes
29.0% YesNo 71.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 38.6% Yes
36.9% YesNo 63.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 51.2% Yes
45.6% YesNo 54.4%
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
71.6% YesNo 28.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP21.5% · strongest party
SVP21.5%
Mitte20.9%
SP20.1%
FDP18.4%
GRÜNE11.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier80%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
80%FR range 32%100%
Tax rank 50 of 119 in canton FribourgTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'432 CHF(16.4%)
Rank 46 of 119 in the canton · 1529 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:16'432 CHF(~16.4%)
Le PâquierCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Le Pâquier | Fribourg | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.3% | 5.4–8.1% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.9% | 7.3–11% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.8% | 8.8–13.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.1% | 9.8–14.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.3% | 10.7–15.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.3% | 11.5–16.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.4% | 12.4–18.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.3% | 13.2–19.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.2% | 13.9–20% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.9% | 14.5–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.8% | 15.2–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.5% | 15.8–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.6% | 17.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.3% | 19–26.5% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.8% | 20.3–28.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.8% | 21.2–29.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.5% | 21.8–29.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28% | 22.3–30.4% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'308 mm
8.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'208 m
Mean elevation
838 m
Relief
491 m
Mean slope
9.3°
Flat share
31.4%
South-facing
2.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 491 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
12.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'800
Per inhabitant
8'723 kWh/yr
13 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
1.31 %
Second homes
9.5 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
611
Built before 194616.5%
Built since 200135.7%
1.31 %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
325
Workplaces
66
Services share
37.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 48 (14.8%) · Secondary 156 (48.0%) · Tertiary 121 (37.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
9
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
455 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 municipalities1'457 #66 FR · #1191 CHGrowing municipalities5.1% #4 FR · #46 CHShrinking municipalities5.1% #115 FR · #2061 CHJobs per resident0.22 #80 FR · #1675 CHFamilies & children24.4% #17 FR · #125 CHAge structure14.9% #93 FR · #1994 CHWomen share48.6% #99 FR · #1677 CHForeign residents19.5% #45 FR · #907 CHPopulation density324/km² #23 FR · #730 CHTax burden16'432 #53 FR · #1536 CHTaxes80% #50 FRWarmest municipalities8.1 °C #103 FR · #1686 CHSunniest municipalities46.4% #14 FR · #522 CHRainiest municipalities1'308 mm #23 FR · #479 CHVoter turnout59.9% #17 FR · #599 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #42 FR · #608 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #46 FR · #819 CHSVP strongholds21.5% #103 FR · #1721 CHSP strongholds20.1% #48 FR · #464 CHCentre strongholds20.9% #42 FR · #483 CHFDP strongholds18.4% #31 FR · #560 CHGLP strongholds2.2% #92 FR · #1726 CHGreen strongholds11.5% #33 FR · #393 CHLargest by area4.5 km² #92 FR · #1621 CHHighest municipalities747 m #42 FR · #509 CHSecond homes9.5% #75 FR · #1300 CHOrganic farming0% #97 FR · #1731 CHBest-connected municipalities90 min #98 FR · #1564 CHRemotest municipalities90 min #24 FR · #548 CHHighest peaks1'208 m #24 FR · #601 CHHighest-lying municipalities838 m #33 FR · #577 CHGreatest vertical range491 m #28 FR · #699 CHSteepest municipalities9.3° #26 FR · #986 CHSolar potential13 GWh #83 FR · #1365 CHSolar potential per capita8'723 kWh #98 FR · #1312 CHCheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #41 FR · #958 CHMost expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #48 FR · #1119 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Le Pâquier?
- Le Pâquier has 2 postal codes: 1635, 1661.
- What is the tax rate in Le Pâquier?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Le Pâquier is 80% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
- How much tax do you pay in Le Pâquier?
- A single person without children pays about 16'432 CHF income tax in Le Pâquier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Le Pâquier have?
- Le Pâquier has 1'457 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Le Pâquier?
- Le Pâquier has 284 foreign residents, a share of 19.49% (2025).
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