Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
621 51.0%
Men
596 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
278 22.8%
Swiss citizens
979 80.4%
Foreign residents
238 19.6%
Population density
136 pop./km²
0–19 · 278 · 22.8%20–64 · 726 · 59.7%65+ · 213 · 17.5%
Foreign residents 19.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +54 (+4.6%) · 18 births · 8 deaths · net migration +48
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 Glâne: 23.0% Yes
21.1% YesNo 78.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 36.4% Yes
39.8% YesNo 60.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.2% Yes
49.7% YesNo 50.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.5% Yes
57.3% YesNo 42.7%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 29.1% Yes
22.7% YesNo 77.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 52.7% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
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 Glâne: 24.0% Yes
21.0% YesNo 79.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 41.2% Yes
45.2% YesNo 54.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.2% Yes
52.8% YesNo 47.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 60.8% Yes
62.8% YesNo 37.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP33.6% · strongest party
SVP33.6%
FDP18.4%
SP17.5%
Mitte17.1%
GRÜNE6.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier93%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
93%FR range 32%100%
Tax rank 113 of 119 in canton FribourgTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'520 CHF(17.5%)
Rank 113 of 119 in the canton · 2022 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:17'520 CHF(~17.5%)
MézièresCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Mézières | Fribourg | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.9% | 5.4–8.1% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.6% | 7.3–11% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.6% | 8.8–13.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14% | 9.8–14.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.3% | 10.7–15.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.4% | 11.5–16.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.5% | 12.4–18.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.5% | 13.2–19.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.3% | 13.9–20% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20.1% | 14.5–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 21% | 15.2–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.8% | 15.8–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.9% | 17.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.8% | 19–26.5% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.3% | 20.3–28.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.4% | 21.2–29.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29% | 21.8–29.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.5% | 22.3–30.4% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'180 mm
8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
852 m
Mean elevation
764 m
Relief
163 m
Mean slope
5.1°
Flat share
54.4%
South-facing
1.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 163 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
15.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'500
Per inhabitant
13'057 kWh/yr
16 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
1.67 %
Second homes
11 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
539
Built before 194625.8%
Built since 200132.5%
1.67 %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
264
Workplaces
78
Services share
35.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 55 (20.8%) · Secondary 116 (43.9%) · Tertiary 93 (35.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
18
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
503 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 municipalities1'217 #77 FR · #1314 CHGrowing municipalities4.6% #6 FR · #63 CHShrinking municipalities4.6% #113 FR · #2045 CHJobs per resident0.22 #79 FR · #1674 CHFamilies & children22.8% #49 FR · #349 CHAge structure17.5% #45 FR · #1704 CHWomen share51% #16 FR · #390 CHForeign residents19.6% #43 FR · #903 CHPopulation density136/km² #80 FR · #1280 CHTax burden17'520 #113 FR · #2022 CHTaxes93% #113 FRWarmest municipalities8.7 °C #68 FR · #1499 CHSunniest municipalities44.8% #43 FR · #692 CHRainiest municipalities1'180 mm #47 FR · #740 CHVoter turnout54% #74 FR · #1357 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #16 FR · #348 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #74 FR · #1084 CHSVP strongholds33.6% #36 FR · #1056 CHSP strongholds17.5% #68 FR · #682 CHCentre strongholds17.1% #82 FR · #690 CHFDP strongholds18.4% #30 FR · #559 CHGLP strongholds3.2% #54 FR · #1544 CHGreen strongholds6.2% #105 FR · #1285 CHLargest by area8.9 km² #63 FR · #1054 CHHighest municipalities760 m #37 FR · #483 CHSecond homes11% #53 FR · #1050 CHOrganic farming0% #88 FR · #1722 CHBest-connected municipalities64 min #37 FR · #902 CHRemotest municipalities64 min #79 FR · #1195 CHHighest peaks852 m #52 FR · #904 CHHighest-lying municipalities764 m #46 FR · #653 CHGreatest vertical range163 m #84 FR · #1522 CHSteepest municipalities5.1° #89 FR · #1545 CHSolar potential16 GWh #70 FR · #1200 CHSolar potential per capita13'057 kWh #36 FR · #621 CHCheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #24 FR · #941 CHMost expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #31 FR · #1102 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Mézières?
- Mézières has 2 postal codes: 1680, 1684.
- What is the tax rate in Mézières?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Mézières is 93% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
- How much tax do you pay in Mézières?
- A single person without children pays about 17'520 CHF income tax in Mézières on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 113 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Mézières have?
- Mézières has 1'217 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Mézières?
- Mézières has 238 foreign residents, a share of 19.56% (2025).
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