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).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Mézières

1680–1684

FR CANTON1680 1684

Residents

1'217

Area

8.9 km²

Population density

136 pop./km²

Elevation

760 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

93%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Mézières

BFS

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

49.7% YesNo 50.3%

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

57.3% YesNo 42.7%

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

22.7% YesNo 77.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

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

21.0% YesNo 79.0%

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

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

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

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

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

62.8% YesNo 37.2%

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

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

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

19.5% YesNo 80.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.6% · strongest party

SVP33.6%

FDP18.4%

SP17.5%

Mitte17.1%

GRÜNE6.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier93%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

93%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 113 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

15.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'500

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.28 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.28 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.28 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.67 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 64 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 79/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemezieres-fr.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'217 #77 FR · #1314 CH Families & children22.8% #49 FR · #349 CH Age structure17.5% #45 FR · #1704 CH Women share51% #16 FR · #390 CH Foreign residents19.6% #43 FR · #903 CH Population density136/km² #80 FR · #1280 CH Tax burden17'520 #113 FR · #2022 CH Taxes93% #113 FR Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #68 FR · #1499 CH Sunniest municipalities44.8% #43 FR · #692 CH Rainiest municipalities1'180 mm #47 FR · #740 CH Voter turnout54.4% #56 FR · #1152 CH Against Switzerland23% #16 FR · #343 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #74 FR · #1085 CH SVP strongholds33.6% #35 FR · #1054 CH SP strongholds17.5% #66 FR · #678 CH Centre strongholds17.1% #81 FR · #688 CH FDP strongholds18.4% #30 FR · #558 CH GLP strongholds3.2% #52 FR · #1541 CH Green strongholds6.2% #104 FR · #1281 CH Largest by area8.9 km² #63 FR · #1054 CH Highest municipalities760 m #35 FR · #481 CH Remotest municipalities64 min #79 FR · #1195 CH Best-connected municipalities64 min #37 FR · #902 CH Highest peaks852 m #52 FR · #904 CH Highest-lying municipalities764 m #46 FR · #653 CH Greatest vertical range163 m #84 FR · #1522 CH Steepest municipalities5.1° #89 FR · #1545 CH Solar potential16 GWh #70 FR · #1200 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #23 FR · #654 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #32 FR · #1390 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Berlens1680 Mézières FR1684 Romont FR1680

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Vuisternens-devant-Romont

FR · 3.2 km

Frequently asked questions

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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