What is the postal code of Sévaz?

The postal code of Sévaz is 1541.

What is the tax rate in Sévaz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sévaz is 50% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Sévaz?

A single person without children pays about 13'921 CHF income tax in Sévaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sévaz have?

Sévaz has 324 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sévaz?

Sévaz has 62 foreign residents, a share of 19.14% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Sévaz

1541

FR CANTON1541

Residents

324

Area

2.5 km²

Population density

130 pop./km²

Elevation

492 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

50%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

156 48.1%

Men

168 51.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

55 17.0%

Swiss citizens

262 80.9%

Foreign residents

62 19.1%

Population density

130 pop./km²

0–19 · 55 · 17.0%20–64 · 222 · 68.5%65+ · 47 · 14.5%

Foreign residents 19.1%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Sévaz

BFS

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

55.0% YesNo 45.0%

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

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% Yes

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

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

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

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

68.0% YesNo 32.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

46.3% YesNo 53.7%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.4% · strongest party

SVP27.4%

SP21.5%

Mitte20.1%

FDP14.8%

GRÜNE13.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier50%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

50%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 3 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'921 CHF(13.9%)

Rank 3 of 119 in the canton · 817 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:13'921 CHF(~13.9%)

SévazCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sévaz	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	6.1%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	9.9%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.1%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	12%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	12.9%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.9%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.7%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	15.5%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	16.2%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	16.9%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	17.6%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	19.4%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	21%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	22.3%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	23.3%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	23.9%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	24.4%	22.3–30.4%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020978 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

500 m

Mean elevation

486 m

Relief

41 m

Mean slope

1.6°

Flat share

96.2%

South-facing

1.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 41 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

12.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'800

13 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.28 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.28 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.28 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

143

Built before 194621.0%

Built since 200142.7%

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 82 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 36/119 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesevaz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities324 #112 FR · #1947 CH Families & children17% #116 FR · #1818 CH Age structure14.5% #99 FR · #2019 CH Women share48.1% #106 FR · #1841 CH Foreign residents19.1% #49 FR · #935 CH Population density130/km² #85 FR · #1312 CH Tax burden13'921 #3 FR · #817 CH Taxes50% #3 FR Warmest municipalities10 °C #14 FR · #496 CH Sunniest municipalities43.5% #86 FR · #929 CH Rainiest municipalities978 mm #106 FR · #1722 CH Voter turnout59.8% #16 FR · #501 CH SVP strongholds27.4% #69 FR · #1434 CH SP strongholds21.5% #33 FR · #355 CH Centre strongholds20.1% #50 FR · #514 CH FDP strongholds14.8% #50 FR · #842 CH GLP strongholds1.2% #109 FR · #1898 CH Green strongholds13.6% #11 FR · #209 CH Largest by area2.5 km² #110 FR · #1940 CH Highest municipalities492 m #100 FR · #1250 CH Remotest municipalities82 min #36 FR · #717 CH Best-connected municipalities82 min #83 FR · #1386 CH Highest peaks500 m #115 FR · #1878 CH Highest-lying municipalities486 m #106 FR · #1501 CH Greatest vertical range41 m #116 FR · #2062 CH Steepest municipalities1.6° #114 FR · #2036 CH Solar potential13 GWh #82 FR · #1360 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #10 FR · #641 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #19 FR · #1377 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1541

Sévaz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Sévaz1541

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sévaz?: The postal code of Sévaz is 1541.
What is the tax rate in Sévaz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sévaz is 50% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Sévaz?: A single person without children pays about 13'921 CHF income tax in Sévaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sévaz have?: Sévaz has 324 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sévaz?: Sévaz has 62 foreign residents, a share of 19.14% (2025).

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