What is the postal code of Romont?

The postal code of Romont is 1680.

What is the tax rate in Romont?

The municipal tax multiplier of Romont is 90% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Romont?

A single person without children pays about 17'269 CHF income tax in Romont on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 102 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Romont have?

Romont has 6'276 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Romont?

Romont has 2'807 foreign residents, a share of 44.73% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Glâne

Romont

1680

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'160 50.4%

Men

3'116 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'356 21.6%

Swiss citizens

3'469 55.3%

Foreign residents

2'807 44.7%

Population density

576 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'356 · 21.6%20–64 · 4'030 · 64.2%65+ · 890 · 14.2%

Foreign residents 44.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +152 (+2.5%) · 66 births · 40 deaths · net migration +139

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 Romont

BFS

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.2% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.5% Yes

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 29.1% Yes

32.9% YesNo 67.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 52.7% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

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 Glâne: 24.0% Yes

31.5% YesNo 68.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 41.2% Yes

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.2% Yes

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 60.8% Yes

65.4% YesNo 34.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP23.8% · strongest party

SVP23.8%

SP20.4%

FDP18.5%

Mitte16.9%

GRÜNE12.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

90%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 106 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'269 CHF(17.3%)

Rank 102 of 119 in the canton · 1950 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:17'269 CHF(~17.3%)

RomontCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Romont	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.7%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.4%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	12.4%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	15%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	17.3%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.5%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.6%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.4%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.9%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	28%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	29.2%	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 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'157 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

815 m

Mean elevation

732 m

Relief

133 m

Mean slope

5°

Flat share

60.3%

South-facing

8.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 133 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

66.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

84.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'700

Per inhabitant

10'559 kWh/yr

66 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 Romont →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

0.16 %

Second homes

12.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

3'106

Built before 194622.2%

Built since 200130.7%

0.16 %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

4'500

Workplaces

493

Services share

61.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 63 (1.4%) · Secondary 1'685 (37.4%) · Tertiary 2'752 (61.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

4.8 %

Farmland

802 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 49 min · Car 52 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 111/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2096

Websiteromont.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Glâne

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Romont ranks

Largest municipalities6'276 #12 FR · #326 CH Growing municipalities2.5% #23 FR · #236 CH Shrinking municipalities2.5% #95 FR · #1869 CH Jobs per resident0.72 #8 FR · #211 CH Families & children21.6% #67 FR · #630 CH Age structure14.2% #102 FR · #2034 CH Women share50.4% #22 FR · #678 CH Foreign residents44.7% #1 FR · #40 CH Population density576/km² #8 FR · #452 CH Tax burden17'269 #105 FR · #1955 CH Taxes90% #106 FR Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #57 FR · #1418 CH Sunniest municipalities44.9% #38 FR · #678 CH Rainiest municipalities1'157 mm #53 FR · #809 CH Voter turnout49.9% #108 FR · #1706 CH Against Switzerland18% #50 FR · #684 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #36 FR · #733 CH SVP strongholds23.8% #88 FR · #1610 CH SP strongholds20.4% #42 FR · #438 CH Centre strongholds16.9% #87 FR · #704 CH FDP strongholds18.5% #29 FR · #554 CH GLP strongholds4.3% #29 FR · #1346 CH Green strongholds12.3% #22 FR · #313 CH Largest by area10.9 km² #49 FR · #901 CH Highest municipalities780 m #29 FR · #456 CH Second homes12.9% #33 FR · #799 CH Organic farming4.8% #68 FR · #1537 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #9 FR · #430 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #111 FR · #1668 CH Highest peaks815 m #59 FR · #960 CH Highest-lying municipalities732 m #54 FR · #703 CH Greatest vertical range133 m #95 FR · #1675 CH Steepest municipalities5° #92 FR · #1568 CH Solar potential66 GWh #10 FR · #192 CH Solar potential per capita10'559 kWh #72 FR · #973 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #25 FR · #942 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #32 FR · #1103 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1680

Romont FR

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Romont FR1680

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Romont?: The postal code of Romont is 1680.
What is the tax rate in Romont?: The municipal tax multiplier of Romont is 90% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Romont?: A single person without children pays about 17'269 CHF income tax in Romont on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 102 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Romont have?: Romont has 6'276 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Romont?: Romont has 2'807 foreign residents, a share of 44.73% (2025).

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