Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
790 49.7%
Men
801 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
357 22.4%
Swiss citizens
1'379 86.7%
Foreign residents
212 13.3%
Population density
54 pop./km²
0–19 · 357 · 22.4%20–64 · 957 · 60.2%65+ · 277 · 17.4%
Foreign residents 13.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +23 (+1.5%) · 18 births · 10 deaths · net migration +22
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
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
19.6% YesNo 80.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 33.0% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 51.4% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 48.2% Yes
52.6% YesNo 47.4%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 29.9% Yes
32.1% YesNo 67.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 58.2% Yes
61.9% YesNo 38.1%
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
22.7% YesNo 77.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 39.4% Yes
38.1% YesNo 61.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Veveyse: 49.5% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.6%
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
57.9% YesNo 42.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP28.9% · strongest party
SVP28.9%
Mitte24.6%
SP19.5%
FDP17.2%
GRÜNE5.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier83%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
83%FR range 32%100%
Tax rank 66 of 119 in canton FribourgTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'683 CHF(16.7%)
Rank 65 of 119 in the canton · 1686 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
100'000 CHF:16'683 CHF(~16.7%)
SemsalesCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Semsales | Fribourg | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.5% | 5.4–8.1% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10% | 7.3–11% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12% | 8.8–13.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.4% | 9.8–14.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.5% | 10.7–15.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.6% | 11.5–16.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.7% | 12.4–18.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.6% | 13.2–19.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.4% | 13.9–20% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.2% | 14.5–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20% | 15.2–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.8% | 15.8–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.9% | 17.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.7% | 19–26.5% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.1% | 20.3–28.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.2% | 21.2–29.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.8% | 21.8–29.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.3% | 22.3–30.4% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'460 mm
6.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'916 m
Mean elevation
1'133 m
Relief
1'109 m
Mean slope
12.2°
Flat share
22.5%
South-facing
5.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'109 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
Roof potential
21.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
28.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'700
Per inhabitant
13'275 kWh/yr
21 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 · 2027Tariff 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300558 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Fribourg405 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
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 · AREVacancy rate
0 %
Second homes
14.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
805
Built before 194631.6%
Built since 200131.6%
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 · 2024Jobs
588
Workplaces
154
Services share
52.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 53 (9.0%) · Secondary 224 (38.1%) · Tertiary 311 (52.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
22
Organic share
4.5 %
Farmland
440 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'591 #61 FR · #1127 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #45 FR · #551 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #74 FR · #1557 CHJobs per resident0.37 #40 FR · #957 CHFamilies & children22.4% #61 FR · #446 CHAge structure17.4% #49 FR · #1720 CHWomen share49.7% #59 FR · #1129 CHForeign residents13.3% #88 FR · #1421 CHPopulation density54/km² #110 FR · #1754 CHTax burden16'683 #65 FR · #1686 CHTaxes83% #66 FRWarmest municipalities6.6 °C #117 FR · #1885 CHSunniest municipalities44.9% #41 FR · #681 CHRainiest municipalities1'460 mm #7 FR · #282 CHVoter turnout54.3% #67 FR · #1316 CHAgainst Switzerland19% #38 FR · #581 CHAligned with Switzerland81% #52 FR · #877 CHSVP strongholds28.9% #60 FR · #1341 CHSP strongholds19.5% #54 FR · #502 CHCentre strongholds24.6% #18 FR · #361 CHFDP strongholds17.2% #37 FR · #636 CHGLP strongholds0.9% #114 FR · #1946 CHGreen strongholds5.5% #110 FR · #1443 CHLargest by area29.4 km² #12 FR · #317 CHHighest municipalities866 m #13 FR · #357 CHSecond homes14.8% #19 FR · #590 CHOrganic farming4.5% #72 FR · #1545 CHBest-connected municipalities59 min #29 FR · #743 CHRemotest municipalities59 min #92 FR · #1366 CHHighest peaks1'916 m #9 FR · #373 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'133 m #9 FR · #332 CHGreatest vertical range1'109 m #10 FR · #428 CHSteepest municipalities12.2° #16 FR · #755 CHSolar potential21 GWh #57 FR · #969 CHSolar potential per capita13'275 kWh #32 FR · #592 CHCheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #106 FR · #1023 CHMost expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #113 FR · #1184 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Semsales?
- Semsales has 3 postal codes: 1623, 1627, 1630.
- What is the tax rate in Semsales?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Semsales is 83% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
- How much tax do you pay in Semsales?
- A single person without children pays about 16'683 CHF income tax in Semsales on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 65 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Semsales have?
- Semsales has 1'591 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Semsales?
- Semsales has 212 foreign residents, a share of 13.32% (2025).
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