What is the postal code of Rechthalten?

Rechthalten has 2 postal codes: 1718, 1735.

What is the tax rate in Rechthalten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rechthalten is 86% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Rechthalten?

A single person without children pays about 16'934 CHF income tax in Rechthalten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 85 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rechthalten have?

Rechthalten has 1'161 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rechthalten?

Rechthalten has 68 foreign residents, a share of 5.86% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · Bezirk Sense

Rechthalten

1718–1735

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

582 50.1%

Men

579 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

211 18.2%

Swiss citizens

1'093 94.1%

Foreign residents

68 5.9%

Population density

159 pop./km²

0–19 · 211 · 18.2%20–64 · 658 · 56.7%65+ · 292 · 25.2%

Foreign residents 5.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −4 (−0.3%) · 10 births · 8 deaths · net migration −6

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 Rechthalten

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

22.6% YesNo 77.4%

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

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

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

53.6% YesNo 46.4%

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

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

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

34.6% YesNo 65.5%

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

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

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

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

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

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

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

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

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

73.4% YesNo 26.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.7% · strongest party

SVP38.7%

Mitte30.7%

GRÜNE8.5%

SP8.3%

FDP6.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier86%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

86%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 87 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'934 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 85 of 119 in the canton · 1818 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:16'934 CHF(~16.9%)

RechthaltenCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

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Gross income	Rechthalten	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.6%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.2%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	12.2%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.6%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.8%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.1%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.2%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.7%	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 1991–20208 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'189 mm

8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'039 m

Mean elevation

875 m

Relief

277 m

Mean slope

7.7°

Flat share

31.2%

South-facing

12.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 277 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

15.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

20.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'400

Per inhabitant

13'256 kWh/yr

15 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 Rechthalten →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

0.51 %

Second homes

8.5 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

592

Built before 194624.8%

Built since 200121.3%

0.51 %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

223

Workplaces

Services share

57 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 52 (23.3%) · Secondary 44 (19.7%) · Tertiary 127 (57.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

9.1 %

Farmland

489 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 64 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 82/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2301

Websiterechthalten.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Sense

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Rechthalten ranks

Largest municipalities1'161 #78 FR · #1349 CH Growing municipalities-0.3% #93 FR · #1586 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.3% #26 FR · #525 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #92 FR · #1818 CH Families & children18.2% #108 FR · #1632 CH Age structure25.2% #6 FR · #376 CH Women share50.1% #38 FR · #865 CH Foreign residents5.9% #116 FR · #1975 CH Population density159/km² #67 FR · #1168 CH Tax burden16'934 #87 FR · #1820 CH Taxes86% #87 FR Warmest municipalities8 °C #107 FR · #1706 CH Sunniest municipalities44.9% #40 FR · #680 CH Rainiest municipalities1'189 mm #44 FR · #717 CH Voter turnout55.6% #43 FR · #1133 CH Against Switzerland17.8% #48 FR · #661 CH Aligned with Switzerland82.2% #44 FR · #794 CH SVP strongholds38.7% #17 FR · #733 CH SP strongholds8.3% #115 FR · #1675 CH Centre strongholds30.7% #3 FR · #224 CH FDP strongholds6.6% #111 FR · #1739 CH GLP strongholds3.1% #61 FR · #1570 CH Green strongholds8.5% #78 FR · #796 CH Largest by area7.3 km² #73 FR · #1212 CH Highest municipalities881 m #11 FR · #350 CH Second homes8.5% #88 FR · #1510 CH Organic farming9.1% #47 FR · #1284 CH Best-connected municipalities64 min #40 FR · #905 CH Remotest municipalities64 min #82 FR · #1198 CH Highest peaks1'039 m #32 FR · #703 CH Highest-lying municipalities875 m #24 FR · #530 CH Greatest vertical range277 m #44 FR · #1052 CH Steepest municipalities7.7° #43 FR · #1139 CH Solar potential15 GWh #72 FR · #1221 CH Solar potential per capita13'256 kWh #33 FR · #595 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #92 FR · #1009 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #99 FR · #1170 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Giffers1735 Rechthalten1718

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rechthalten?: Rechthalten has 2 postal codes: 1718, 1735.
What is the tax rate in Rechthalten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rechthalten is 86% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Rechthalten?: A single person without children pays about 16'934 CHF income tax in Rechthalten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 85 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rechthalten have?: Rechthalten has 1'161 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rechthalten?: Rechthalten has 68 foreign residents, a share of 5.86% (2025).

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