What is the postal code of Saint-Martin?

The postal code of Saint-Martin is 1609.

What is the tax rate in Saint-Martin?

The municipal tax multiplier of Saint-Martin is 87% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Saint-Martin?

A single person without children pays about 17'018 CHF income tax in Saint-Martin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 90 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Saint-Martin have?

Saint-Martin has 1'059 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Saint-Martin?

Saint-Martin has 122 foreign residents, a share of 11.52% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Veveyse

Saint-Martin

1609

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

530 50.0%

Men

529 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

246 23.2%

Swiss citizens

937 88.5%

Foreign residents

122 11.5%

Population density

108 pop./km²

0–19 · 246 · 23.2%20–64 · 642 · 60.6%65+ · 171 · 16.1%

Foreign residents 11.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +16 (+1.5%) · 11 births · 6 deaths · net migration +10

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 Saint-Martin

BFS

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

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

54.3% YesNo 45.8%

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

18.2% YesNo 81.8%

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

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

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

26.8% YesNo 73.2%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

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

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

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

61.7% YesNo 38.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.7% · strongest party

SVP31.7%

SP19.3%

Mitte15.5%

GRÜNE13.2%

FDP10.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier87%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

87%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 92 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'018 CHF(17%)

Rank 90 of 119 in the canton · 1849 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:17'018 CHF(~17%)

Saint-MartinCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Saint-Martin	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.6%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.3%	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	14.8%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	17%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.2%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.6%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	28.3%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	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 1991–20208.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'401 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

922 m

Mean elevation

841 m

Relief

190 m

Mean slope

6.2°

Flat share

46.3%

South-facing

20.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 190 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

16.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'600

Per inhabitant

15'486 kWh/yr

16 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 Saint-Martin →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

1.03 %

Second homes

11.6 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

486

Built before 194637.7%

Built since 200130.0%

1.03 %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

232

Workplaces

Services share

35.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 74 (31.9%) · Secondary 75 (32.3%) · Tertiary 83 (35.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

822 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 77 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 46/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2335

Websitesaint-martin-fr.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Veveyse

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Saint-Martin ranks

Largest municipalities1'059 #86 FR · #1425 CH Growing municipalities1.5% #43 FR · #516 CH Shrinking municipalities1.5% #76 FR · #1589 CH Jobs per resident0.22 #81 FR · #1676 CH Families & children23.2% #43 FR · #277 CH Age structure16.1% #68 FR · #1889 CH Women share50% #44 FR · #935 CH Foreign residents11.5% #99 FR · #1583 CH Population density108/km² #93 FR · #1425 CH Tax burden17'018 #91 FR · #1850 CH Taxes87% #92 FR Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #98 FR · #1639 CH Sunniest municipalities46.1% #20 FR · #547 CH Rainiest municipalities1'401 mm #14 FR · #350 CH Voter turnout57.7% #25 FR · #723 CH Against Switzerland21% #29 FR · #472 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #65 FR · #962 CH SVP strongholds31.7% #43 FR · #1168 CH SP strongholds19.3% #55 FR · #517 CH Centre strongholds15.5% #104 FR · #797 CH FDP strongholds10.6% #84 FR · #1315 CH GLP strongholds4.1% #34 FR · #1387 CH Green strongholds13.2% #12 FR · #235 CH Largest by area9.8 km² #58 FR · #974 CH Highest municipalities833 m #15 FR · #378 CH Second homes11.6% #43 FR · #969 CH Organic farming0% #117 FR · #1751 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #74 FR · #1280 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #46 FR · #825 CH Highest peaks922 m #42 FR · #799 CH Highest-lying municipalities841 m #32 FR · #571 CH Greatest vertical range190 m #70 FR · #1414 CH Steepest municipalities6.2° #66 FR · #1361 CH Solar potential16 GWh #68 FR · #1175 CH Solar potential per capita15'486 kWh #16 FR · #383 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #105 FR · #1022 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #112 FR · #1183 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1609

St-Martin FR

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Besencens1609 Fiaugères1609 St-Martin FR1609

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Saint-Martin?: The postal code of Saint-Martin is 1609.
What is the tax rate in Saint-Martin?: The municipal tax multiplier of Saint-Martin is 87% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Saint-Martin?: A single person without children pays about 17'018 CHF income tax in Saint-Martin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 90 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Saint-Martin have?: Saint-Martin has 1'059 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Saint-Martin?: Saint-Martin has 122 foreign residents, a share of 11.52% (2025).

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