What is the postal code of Muntelier?

The postal code of Muntelier is 3286.

What is the tax rate in Muntelier?

The municipal tax multiplier of Muntelier is 55% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Muntelier?

A single person without children pays about 14'339 CHF income tax in Muntelier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Muntelier have?

Muntelier has 1'020 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Muntelier?

Muntelier has 102 foreign residents, a share of 10% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · Bezirk See / District du Lac

Muntelier

3286

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

530 52.0%

Men

490 48.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

176 17.3%

Swiss citizens

918 90.0%

Foreign residents

102 10.0%

Population density

406 pop./km²

0–19 · 176 · 17.3%20–64 · 579 · 56.8%65+ · 265 · 26.0%

Foreign residents 10.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +38 (+3.9%) · 5 births · 6 deaths · net migration +40

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 Muntelier

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 Bezirk See / District du Lac: 24.8% Yes

25.4% YesNo 74.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 26.8% Yes

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 55.6% Yes

51.9% YesNo 48.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 47.6% Yes

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 38.8% Yes

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 55.5% Yes

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

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 Bezirk See / District du Lac: 24.2% Yes

28.0% YesNo 72.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 37.6% Yes

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 37.9% Yes

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk See / District du Lac: 73.3% Yes

71.6% YesNo 28.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP23.4% · strongest party

SVP23.4%

FDP17.8%

Mitte17.7%

SP16.6%

GRÜNE12.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier55%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

55%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 5 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'339 CHF(14.3%)

Rank 4 of 119 in the canton · 886 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:14'339 CHF(~14.3%)

MuntelierCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Muntelier	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	6.3%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	10.2%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.4%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	12.4%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	13.3%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	14.3%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	15.2%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	15.9%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	16.6%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	17.4%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	18.1%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	19.9%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	21.6%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	22.9%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	23.9%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	24.5%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	25%	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 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020986 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

447 m

Mean elevation

431 m

Relief

18 m

Mean slope

0.4°

Flat share

99.4%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 18 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

9.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

Per inhabitant

9'049 kWh/yr

9 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

25.03 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.56 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.95 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.86 Rp./kWh

25.03 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 26.48 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Muntelier →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

3.23 %

Second homes

12.9 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

526

Built before 194628.1%

Built since 200129.7%

3.23 %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

518

Workplaces

Services share

72.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 7 (1.4%) · Secondary 135 (26.1%) · Tertiary 376 (72.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

59 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 51 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 107/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2274

Websitemuntelier.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk See / District du Lac

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Muntelier ranks

Largest municipalities1'020 #88 FR · #1448 CH Growing municipalities3.9% #12 FR · #101 CH Shrinking municipalities3.9% #107 FR · #2008 CH Jobs per resident0.51 #17 FR · #506 CH Families & children17.3% #115 FR · #1778 CH Age structure26% #4 FR · #302 CH Women share52% #6 FR · #138 CH Foreign residents10% #106 FR · #1694 CH Population density406/km² #15 FR · #604 CH Tax burden14'339 #5 FR · #894 CH Taxes55% #5 FR Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #5 FR · #241 CH Sunniest municipalities41.9% #115 FR · #1144 CH Rainiest municipalities986 mm #103 FR · #1685 CH Voter turnout63.1% #10 FR · #314 CH Against Switzerland10.8% #81 FR · #1168 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.2% #8 FR · #289 CH SVP strongholds23.4% #93 FR · #1641 CH SP strongholds16.6% #79 FR · #778 CH Centre strongholds17.7% #77 FR · #658 CH FDP strongholds17.8% #35 FR · #593 CH GLP strongholds8.5% #2 FR · #508 CH Green strongholds12.6% #20 FR · #286 CH Largest by area2.5 km² #112 FR · #1942 CH Highest municipalities435 m #114 FR · #1663 CH Second homes12.9% #32 FR · #790 CH Organic farming0% #113 FR · #1747 CH Best-connected municipalities51 min #13 FR · #503 CH Remotest municipalities51 min #107 FR · #1612 CH Highest peaks447 m #119 FR · #2025 CH Highest-lying municipalities431 m #119 FR · #1863 CH Greatest vertical range18 m #119 FR · #2091 CH Steepest municipalities0.4° #119 FR · #2106 CH Solar potential9 GWh #98 FR · #1603 CH Solar potential per capita9'049 kWh #94 FR · #1249 CH Cheapest electricity25.03 Rp./kWh #2 FR · #422 CH Most expensive electricity25.03 Rp./kWh #118 FR · #1685 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3286

Muntelier

Localities

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Muntelier3286

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Muntelier?: The postal code of Muntelier is 3286.
What is the tax rate in Muntelier?: The municipal tax multiplier of Muntelier is 55% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Muntelier?: A single person without children pays about 14'339 CHF income tax in Muntelier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Muntelier have?: Muntelier has 1'020 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Muntelier?: Muntelier has 102 foreign residents, a share of 10% (2025).

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