What is the postal code of Meyriez?

The postal code of Meyriez is 3280.

What is the tax rate in Meyriez?

The municipal tax multiplier of Meyriez is 58% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Meyriez?

A single person without children pays about 14'590 CHF income tax in Meyriez on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Meyriez have?

Meyriez has 586 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Meyriez?

Meyriez has 53 foreign residents, a share of 9.04% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Meyriez

3280

FR CANTON3280

Residents

586

Area

1.9 km²

Population density

317 pop./km²

Elevation

435 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

58%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

290 49.5%

Men

296 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

98 16.7%

Swiss citizens

533 91.0%

Foreign residents

53 9.0%

Population density

317 pop./km²

0–19 · 98 · 16.7%20–64 · 339 · 57.8%65+ · 149 · 25.4%

Foreign residents 9.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Meyriez

BFS

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

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

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

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

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

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

66.8% YesNo 33.2%

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

24.6% YesNo 75.4%

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

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

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

24.4% YesNo 75.6%

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

76.3% YesNo 23.7%

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

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

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

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.6% · strongest party

SVP27.6%

SP21.4%

Mitte16.3%

FDP13.9%

GRÜNE10.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier58%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

58%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 7 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'590 CHF(14.6%)

Rank 6 of 119 in the canton · 943 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:14'590 CHF(~14.6%)

MeyriezCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Meyriez	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	6.5%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	8.7%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	10.4%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.6%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	12.6%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	13.6%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	14.6%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	15.4%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	16.2%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	16.9%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	17.7%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	18.4%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	20.3%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	21.9%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	23.3%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	24.3%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	24.9%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	25.4%	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 1991–202010.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020979 mm

10.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

452 m

Mean elevation

431 m

Relief

23 m

Mean slope

0.7°

Flat share

95.2%

South-facing

0.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 23 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

4.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'000

4 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

26.39 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.05 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.37 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.39 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.28 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Industrielle Betriebe Murten

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

0.71 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

283

Built before 194623.3%

Built since 200112.4%

0.71 %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 55 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 15 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 102/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemerlach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities586 #104 FR · #1729 CH Families & children16.7% #118 FR · #1851 CH Age structure25.4% #5 FR · #358 CH Women share49.5% #72 FR · #1264 CH Foreign residents9% #110 FR · #1787 CH Population density317/km² #26 FR · #748 CH Tax burden14'590 #6 FR · #943 CH Taxes58% #7 FR Warmest municipalities10.5 °C #3 FR · #215 CH Sunniest municipalities42.1% #114 FR · #1111 CH Rainiest municipalities979 mm #105 FR · #1718 CH Voter turnout64.5% #6 FR · #179 CH SVP strongholds27.6% #68 FR · #1420 CH SP strongholds21.4% #34 FR · #361 CH Centre strongholds16.3% #94 FR · #739 CH FDP strongholds13.9% #60 FR · #931 CH GLP strongholds7% #5 FR · #749 CH Green strongholds10.1% #47 FR · #556 CH Largest by area1.9 km² #114 FR · #2023 CH Highest municipalities435 m #113 FR · #1661 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #102 FR · #1486 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #20 FR · #621 CH Highest peaks452 m #118 FR · #2016 CH Highest-lying municipalities431 m #118 FR · #1852 CH Greatest vertical range23 m #118 FR · #2083 CH Steepest municipalities0.7° #118 FR · #2093 CH Solar potential4 GWh #111 FR · #1968 CH Cheapest electricity26.39 Rp./kWh #1 FR · #523 CH Most expensive electricity26.39 Rp./kWh #118 FR · #1584 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3280

Murten

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Meyriez3280 Murten3280

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Meyriez?: The postal code of Meyriez is 3280.
What is the tax rate in Meyriez?: The municipal tax multiplier of Meyriez is 58% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Meyriez?: A single person without children pays about 14'590 CHF income tax in Meyriez on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Meyriez have?: Meyriez has 586 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Meyriez?: Meyriez has 53 foreign residents, a share of 9.04% (2025).

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