What is the postal code of Remaufens?

Remaufens has 2 postal codes: 1617, 1618.

What is the tax rate in Remaufens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Remaufens is 88% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Remaufens?

A single person without children pays about 17'101 CHF income tax in Remaufens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Remaufens have?

Remaufens has 1'462 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Remaufens?

Remaufens has 304 foreign residents, a share of 20.79% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Veveyse

Remaufens

1617–1618

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

733 50.1%

Men

729 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

388 26.5%

Swiss citizens

1'158 79.2%

Foreign residents

304 20.8%

Population density

247 pop./km²

0–19 · 388 · 26.5%20–64 · 880 · 60.2%65+ · 194 · 13.3%

Foreign residents 20.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +35 (+2.5%) · 25 births · 6 deaths · net migration +17

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 Remaufens

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 District de la Veveyse: 26.7% Yes

21.7% YesNo 78.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 33.0% Yes

30.3% YesNo 69.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 51.4% Yes

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 48.2% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 29.9% Yes

27.2% YesNo 72.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 58.2% Yes

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

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 District de la Veveyse: 29.0% Yes

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 39.4% Yes

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 49.5% Yes

48.7% YesNo 51.3%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 63.1% Yes

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.4% · strongest party

SVP28.4%

SP21.1%

Mitte19.4%

FDP13.7%

GRÜNE9.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier88%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

88%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 97 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'101 CHF(17.1%)

Rank 94 of 119 in the canton · 1889 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:17'101 CHF(~17.1%)

RemaufensCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Remaufens	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.7%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.3%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	12.3%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	16%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	17.1%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	18%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.7%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.3%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.4%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.2%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.7%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	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 1991–20208.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'473 mm

8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

900 m

Mean elevation

817 m

Relief

178 m

Mean slope

7.9°

Flat share

35.6%

South-facing

7.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 178 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

11.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

Per inhabitant

7'839 kWh/yr

11 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 Remaufens →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 %

Second homes

4.7 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

610

Built before 194620.0%

Built since 200148.2%

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 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

254

Workplaces

Services share

61.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 32 (12.6%) · Secondary 66 (26.0%) · Tertiary 156 (61.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

25 %

Farmland

490 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 47 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 113/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2333

Websiteremaufens.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Veveyse

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Remaufens ranks

Largest municipalities1'462 #65 FR · #1189 CH Growing municipalities2.5% #26 FR · #247 CH Shrinking municipalities2.5% #93 FR · #1861 CH Jobs per resident0.17 #98 FR · #1904 CH Families & children26.5% #4 FR · #32 CH Age structure13.3% #110 FR · #2070 CH Women share50.1% #39 FR · #866 CH Foreign residents20.8% #35 FR · #790 CH Population density247/km² #36 FR · #892 CH Tax burden17'101 #95 FR · #1890 CH Taxes88% #97 FR Warmest municipalities8.6 °C #83 FR · #1540 CH Sunniest municipalities47% #7 FR · #445 CH Rainiest municipalities1'473 mm #6 FR · #271 CH Voter turnout54.2% #70 FR · #1330 CH Against Switzerland18.8% #40 FR · #584 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.2% #51 FR · #868 CH SVP strongholds28.4% #64 FR · #1371 CH SP strongholds21.1% #38 FR · #383 CH Centre strongholds19.4% #62 FR · #559 CH FDP strongholds13.7% #64 FR · #957 CH GLP strongholds3.6% #45 FR · #1471 CH Green strongholds9.8% #53 FR · #602 CH Largest by area5.9 km² #80 FR · #1406 CH Highest municipalities789 m #25 FR · #445 CH Second homes4.7% #119 FR · #2079 CH Organic farming25% #19 FR · #444 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #8 FR · #388 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #113 FR · #1723 CH Highest peaks900 m #47 FR · #829 CH Highest-lying municipalities817 m #37 FR · #601 CH Greatest vertical range178 m #73 FR · #1451 CH Steepest municipalities7.9° #37 FR · #1124 CH Solar potential11 GWh #89 FR · #1447 CH Solar potential per capita7'839 kWh #108 FR · #1498 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #104 FR · #1021 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #111 FR · #1182 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Châtel-St-Denis1618 Remaufens1617

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Remaufens?: Remaufens has 2 postal codes: 1617, 1618.
What is the tax rate in Remaufens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Remaufens is 88% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Remaufens?: A single person without children pays about 17'101 CHF income tax in Remaufens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Remaufens have?: Remaufens has 1'462 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Remaufens?: Remaufens has 304 foreign residents, a share of 20.79% (2025).

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