What is the postal code of Plaffeien?

Plaffeien has 3 postal codes: 1716, 1719, 1738.

What is the tax rate in Plaffeien?

The municipal tax multiplier of Plaffeien is 92% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Plaffeien?

A single person without children pays about 17'436 CHF income tax in Plaffeien on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Plaffeien have?

Plaffeien has 3'729 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Plaffeien?

Plaffeien has 367 foreign residents, a share of 9.84% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · Bezirk Sense

Plaffeien

1716–1738

FR CANTON1716 1719 1738

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'877 50.3%

Men

1'852 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

658 17.6%

Swiss citizens

3'362 90.2%

Foreign residents

367 9.8%

Population density

56 pop./km²

0–19 · 658 · 17.6%20–64 · 2'164 · 58.0%65+ · 907 · 24.3%

Foreign residents 9.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +36 (+1%) · 20 births · 32 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 Plaffeien

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 Sense: 24.2% Yes

25.5% YesNo 74.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 27.3% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 50.6% Yes

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 50.2% Yes

63.9% YesNo 36.1%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 37.8% Yes

32.9% YesNo 67.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 51.6% Yes

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

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 Sense: 22.9% Yes

18.7% YesNo 81.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 38.2% Yes

46.3% YesNo 53.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 36.5% Yes

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 74.9% Yes

71.4% YesNo 28.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.6% · strongest party

SVP44.6%

Mitte22.2%

SP14.3%

GRÜNE7.1%

FDP4.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier92%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

92%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 110 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'436 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 110 of 119 in the canton · 2005 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:17'436 CHF(~17.4%)

PlaffeienCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Plaffeien	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.8%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.5%	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	15.2%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	16.3%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	17.4%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	18.4%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	19.2%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	20%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.7%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.8%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.7%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	27.2%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	28.3%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	28.9%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	29.4%	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 1991–20207.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'424 mm

7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'227 m

Mean elevation

1'299 m

Relief

1'479 m

Mean slope

19.1°

Flat share

7.4%

South-facing

13.2%

Above 2000 m

1.7%

Relief 1'479 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

50.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

66.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'200

Per inhabitant

13'484 kWh/yr

50 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

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 · 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 Plaffeien →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

0.67 %

Second homes

20.8 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'228

Built before 194618.6%

Built since 200117.8%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.67 %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 · 2024

Jobs

1'656

Workplaces

319

Services share

64.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 151 (9.1%) · Secondary 436 (26.3%) · Tertiary 1'069 (64.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

8.2 %

Farmland

1'158 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 73 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 57/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2299

Websiteplaffeien.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Sense

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Plaffeien ranks

Largest municipalities3'729 #21 FR · #604 CH Growing municipalities1% #59 FR · #824 CH Shrinking municipalities1% #60 FR · #1282 CH Jobs per resident0.44 #26 FR · #702 CH Families & children17.6% #113 FR · #1727 CH Age structure24.3% #8 FR · #479 CH Women share50.3% #29 FR · #726 CH Foreign residents9.8% #108 FR · #1708 CH Population density56/km² #109 FR · #1748 CH Tax burden17'436 #111 FR · #2006 CH Taxes92% #110 FR Warmest municipalities7.9 °C #110 FR · #1721 CH Sunniest municipalities45.3% #32 FR · #626 CH Rainiest municipalities1'424 mm #9 FR · #323 CH Voter turnout52.9% #82 FR · #1480 CH Against Switzerland25.5% #6 FR · #206 CH Aligned with Switzerland74.5% #85 FR · #1243 CH SVP strongholds44.6% #6 FR · #424 CH SP strongholds14.3% #94 FR · #1018 CH Centre strongholds22.2% #33 FR · #440 CH FDP strongholds4.8% #115 FR · #1871 CH GLP strongholds2.1% #99 FR · #1744 CH Green strongholds7.1% #96 FR · #1072 CH Largest by area66.5 km² #3 FR · #116 CH Highest municipalities1'402 m #1 FR · #112 CH Second homes20.8% #8 FR · #319 CH Organic farming8.2% #51 FR · #1359 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #63 FR · #1183 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #57 FR · #928 CH Highest peaks2'227 m #3 FR · #296 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'299 m #4 FR · #266 CH Greatest vertical range1'479 m #4 FR · #337 CH Steepest municipalities19.1° #9 FR · #414 CH Solar potential50 GWh #17 FR · #322 CH Solar potential per capita13'484 kWh #31 FR · #576 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #90 FR · #1007 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #97 FR · #1168 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 6

Brünisried1719 Oberschrot1716 Plaffeien1716 Sangernboden1738 Schwarzsee1716 Zumholz1719

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Plaffeien?: Plaffeien has 3 postal codes: 1716, 1719, 1738.
What is the tax rate in Plaffeien?: The municipal tax multiplier of Plaffeien is 92% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Plaffeien?: A single person without children pays about 17'436 CHF income tax in Plaffeien on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Plaffeien have?: Plaffeien has 3'729 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Plaffeien?: Plaffeien has 367 foreign residents, a share of 9.84% (2025).

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