What is the postal code of Pierrafortscha?

The postal code of Pierrafortscha is 1723.

What is the tax rate in Pierrafortscha?

The municipal tax multiplier of Pierrafortscha is 80% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Pierrafortscha?

A single person without children pays about 16'432 CHF income tax in Pierrafortscha on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Pierrafortscha have?

Pierrafortscha has 148 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Pierrafortscha?

Pierrafortscha has 17 foreign residents, a share of 11.49% (2025).

Pierrafortscha (FR): Postal Codes 1723, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

68 45.9%

Men

80 54.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

25 16.9%

Swiss citizens

131 88.5%

Foreign residents

17 11.5%

Population density

29 pop./km²

0–19 · 25 · 16.9%20–64 · 83 · 56.1%65+ · 40 · 27.0%

Foreign residents 11.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Pierrafortscha

BFS

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

48.0% YesNo 52.1%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

71.6% YesNo 28.4%

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

26.1% YesNo 73.9%

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

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

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

40.6% YesNo 59.4%

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

75.0% YesNo 25.0%

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

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

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

17.9% YesNo 82.1%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.2% · strongest party

SVP34.2%

Mitte21.6%

FDP19.6%

SP9.2%

GRÜNE8.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier80%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

80%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 51 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'432 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 46 of 119 in the canton · 1529 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:16'432 CHF(~16.4%)

PierrafortschaCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Pierrafortscha	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.3%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.9%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.8%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.1%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.5%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.6%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.8%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28%	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 1991–20201'131 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

783 m

Mean elevation

705 m

Relief

230 m

Mean slope

7.4°

Flat share

44.0%

South-facing

14.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 230 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

4.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'000

5 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

0 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

65

Built before 194660.0%

Built since 20014.6%

0 %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 68 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 70/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitepierrafortscha.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities148 #116 FR · #2064 CH Families & children16.9% #117 FR · #1829 CH Age structure27% #2 FR · #231 CH Women share45.9% #117 FR · #2057 CH Foreign residents11.5% #100 FR · #1588 CH Population density29/km² #116 FR · #1903 CH Tax burden16'432 #54 FR · #1537 CH Taxes80% #51 FR Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #75 FR · #1506 CH Sunniest municipalities44.2% #66 FR · #796 CH Rainiest municipalities1'131 mm #60 FR · #919 CH Voter turnout67.8% #4 FR · #80 CH SVP strongholds34.2% #33 FR · #1024 CH SP strongholds9.2% #108 FR · #1589 CH Centre strongholds21.6% #37 FR · #460 CH FDP strongholds19.6% #21 FR · #481 CH GLP strongholds5% #18 FR · #1185 CH Green strongholds8.8% #68 FR · #737 CH Largest by area5.1 km² #88 FR · #1531 CH Highest municipalities751 m #39 FR · #499 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #70 FR · #1081 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #50 FR · #1017 CH Highest peaks783 m #64 FR · #1013 CH Highest-lying municipalities705 m #64 FR · #757 CH Greatest vertical range230 m #55 FR · #1225 CH Steepest municipalities7.4° #49 FR · #1178 CH Solar potential5 GWh #110 FR · #1943 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #61 FR · #692 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #70 FR · #1428 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1723

Pierrafortscha

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Pierrafortscha1723

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Pierrafortscha?: The postal code of Pierrafortscha is 1723.
What is the tax rate in Pierrafortscha?: The municipal tax multiplier of Pierrafortscha is 80% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Pierrafortscha?: A single person without children pays about 16'432 CHF income tax in Pierrafortscha on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Pierrafortscha have?: Pierrafortscha has 148 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Pierrafortscha?: Pierrafortscha has 17 foreign residents, a share of 11.49% (2025).

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