What is the postal code of Marsens?

The postal code of Marsens is 1633.

What is the tax rate in Marsens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Marsens is 75% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Marsens?

A single person without children pays about 16'013 CHF income tax in Marsens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Marsens have?

Marsens has 2'093 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Marsens?

Marsens has 363 foreign residents, a share of 17.34% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Gruyère

Marsens

1633

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'023 48.9%

Men

1'070 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

491 23.5%

Swiss citizens

1'730 82.7%

Foreign residents

363 17.3%

Population density

252 pop./km²

0–19 · 491 · 23.5%20–64 · 1'325 · 63.3%65+ · 277 · 13.2%

Foreign residents 17.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −37 (−1.7%) · 19 births · 12 deaths · net migration −45

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

Vote results for Marsens

BFS

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

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 32.7% Yes

26.4% YesNo 73.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 52.8% Yes

48.1% YesNo 51.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 49.7% Yes

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 29.1% Yes

25.4% YesNo 74.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 56.2% Yes

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

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

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 38.6% Yes

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 51.2% Yes

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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

61.7% YesNo 38.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP22.5% · strongest party

SP22.5%

Mitte21.8%

SVP21.0%

FDP17.4%

GRÜNE11.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier75%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

75%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 32 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'013 CHF(16%)

Rank 26 of 119 in the canton · 1276 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:16'013 CHF(~16%)

MarsensCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Marsens	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.1%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.6%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	12.8%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	14.9%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.7%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.8%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.3%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.9%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.4%	22.3–30.4%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'218 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'029 m

Mean elevation

822 m

Relief

355 m

Mean slope

5.7°

Flat share

55.6%

South-facing

8.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 355 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

22.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

30.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'000

Per inhabitant

10'807 kWh/yr

23 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 · 2027

Tariff 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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300558 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Fribourg405 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Marsens →Canton Fribourg →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.58 %

Second homes

9.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

886

Built before 194618.6%

Built since 200141.5%

1.58 %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 · 2024

Jobs

1'036

Workplaces

124

Services share

87.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 35 (3.4%) · Secondary 97 (9.4%) · Tertiary 904 (87.3%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

25 %

Farmland

409 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 97 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 12/119 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2140

Websitemarsens.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Gruyère

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Marsens ranks

Largest municipalities2'093 #49 FR · #944 CH Growing municipalities-1.7% #111 FR · #1955 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.7% #8 FR · #154 CH Jobs per resident0.49 #19 FR · #559 CH Families & children23.5% #34 FR · #228 CH Age structure13.2% #112 FR · #2074 CH Women share48.9% #90 FR · #1558 CH Foreign residents17.3% #62 FR · #1097 CH Population density252/km² #34 FR · #881 CH Tax burden16'013 #29 FR · #1279 CH Taxes75% #32 FR Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #73 FR · #1504 CH Sunniest municipalities45.7% #24 FR · #588 CH Rainiest municipalities1'218 mm #40 FR · #658 CH Voter turnout54.8% #57 FR · #1243 CH Against Switzerland19.6% #35 FR · #538 CH Aligned with Switzerland80.4% #56 FR · #891 CH SVP strongholds21% #105 FR · #1739 CH SP strongholds22.5% #27 FR · #297 CH Centre strongholds21.8% #36 FR · #450 CH FDP strongholds17.4% #36 FR · #623 CH GLP strongholds2.3% #88 FR · #1714 CH Green strongholds11.2% #34 FR · #425 CH Largest by area8.3 km² #67 FR · #1115 CH Highest municipalities722 m #55 FR · #558 CH Second homes9.9% #69 FR · #1220 CH Organic farming25% #15 FR · #440 CH Best-connected municipalities97 min #108 FR · #1667 CH Remotest municipalities97 min #12 FR · #440 CH Highest peaks1'029 m #34 FR · #712 CH Highest-lying municipalities822 m #36 FR · #596 CH Greatest vertical range355 m #31 FR · #887 CH Steepest municipalities5.7° #76 FR · #1445 CH Solar potential23 GWh #54 FR · #924 CH Solar potential per capita10'807 kWh #70 FR · #939 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #40 FR · #957 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #47 FR · #1118 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1633

Marsens

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Marsens1633 Vuippens1633

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Marsens?: The postal code of Marsens is 1633.
What is the tax rate in Marsens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Marsens is 75% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Marsens?: A single person without children pays about 16'013 CHF income tax in Marsens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Marsens have?: Marsens has 2'093 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Marsens?: Marsens has 363 foreign residents, a share of 17.34% (2025).

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