What is the postal code of Schmitten?

Schmitten has 4 postal codes: 1712, 1713, 3182, 3185.

What is the tax rate in Schmitten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schmitten is 77% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Schmitten?

A single person without children pays about 16'181 CHF income tax in Schmitten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schmitten have?

Schmitten has 4'303 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schmitten?

Schmitten has 572 foreign residents, a share of 13.29% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · Bezirk Sense

Schmitten

1712–3185

FR CANTON1712 1713 3182 3185

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'111 49.1%

Men

2'192 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

852 19.8%

Swiss citizens

3'731 86.7%

Foreign residents

572 13.3%

Population density

319 pop./km²

0–19 · 852 · 19.8%20–64 · 2'555 · 59.4%65+ · 896 · 20.8%

Foreign residents 13.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +18 (+0.4%) · 34 births · 27 deaths · net migration +14

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 Schmitten

BFS

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser (Ernährungsinitiative)»Federal

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)»Federal

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 50.6% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 50.2% Yes

43.6% YesNo 56.4%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 51.6% Yes

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 22.9% Yes

27.0% YesNo 73.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 38.2% Yes

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 36.5% Yes

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 74.9% Yes

73.9% YesNo 26.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP25.6% · strongest party

SVP25.6%

Mitte22.8%

SP17.2%

GRÜNE11.7%

FDP8.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier77%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

77%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 37 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'181 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 37 of 119 in the canton · 1377 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:16'181 CHF(~16.2%)

SchmittenCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schmitten	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.2%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.7%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	12.9%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.1%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.2%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.2%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.1%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.6%	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 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'104 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

764 m

Mean elevation

657 m

Relief

173 m

Mean slope

6.6°

Flat share

45.0%

South-facing

11.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 173 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

44.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

59.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'900

Per inhabitant

10'360 kWh/yr

45 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 Schmitten →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

6.5 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'935

Built before 194612.8%

Built since 200131.5%

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

1'463

Workplaces

259

Services share

65.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 89 (6.1%) · Secondary 417 (28.5%) · Tertiary 957 (65.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

2.9 %

Farmland

836 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 56 min · Car 30 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 98/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2305

Websiteschmitten.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Sense

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Schmitten ranks

Largest municipalities4'303 #18 FR · #521 CH Growing municipalities0.4% #77 FR · #1151 CH Shrinking municipalities0.4% #43 FR · #955 CH Jobs per resident0.34 #47 FR · #1089 CH Families & children19.8% #92 FR · #1221 CH Age structure20.8% #27 FR · #1076 CH Women share49.1% #85 FR · #1475 CH Foreign residents13.3% #89 FR · #1424 CH Population density319/km² #25 FR · #742 CH Tax burden16'181 #38 FR · #1378 CH Taxes77% #37 FR Warmest municipalities9 °C #56 FR · #1363 CH Sunniest municipalities43.7% #80 FR · #893 CH Rainiest municipalities1'104 mm #62 FR · #1077 CH Voter turnout57.7% #24 FR · #722 CH Against Switzerland11% #82 FR · #1169 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #9 FR · #290 CH SVP strongholds25.6% #80 FR · #1534 CH SP strongholds17.2% #76 FR · #717 CH Centre strongholds22.8% #30 FR · #414 CH FDP strongholds8.1% #104 FR · #1587 CH GLP strongholds4.7% #23 FR · #1262 CH Green strongholds11.7% #31 FR · #377 CH Largest by area13.5 km² #38 FR · #724 CH Highest municipalities652 m #75 FR · #687 CH Second homes6.5% #112 FR · #1907 CH Organic farming2.9% #77 FR · #1580 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #21 FR · #646 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #98 FR · #1448 CH Highest peaks764 m #69 FR · #1050 CH Highest-lying municipalities657 m #74 FR · #863 CH Greatest vertical range173 m #77 FR · #1472 CH Steepest municipalities6.6° #60 FR · #1303 CH Solar potential45 GWh #21 FR · #398 CH Solar potential per capita10'360 kWh #75 FR · #1008 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #95 FR · #1012 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #102 FR · #1173 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Schmitten FR3185 St. Antoni1713 Tafers1712 Ueberstorf3182

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schmitten?: Schmitten has 4 postal codes: 1712, 1713, 3182, 3185.
What is the tax rate in Schmitten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schmitten is 77% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Schmitten?: A single person without children pays about 16'181 CHF income tax in Schmitten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schmitten have?: Schmitten has 4'303 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schmitten?: Schmitten has 572 foreign residents, a share of 13.29% (2025).

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