What is the postal code of Sorens?

The postal code of Sorens is 1642.

What is the tax rate in Sorens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sorens is 73% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Sorens?

A single person without children pays about 15'846 CHF income tax in Sorens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sorens have?

Sorens has 1'125 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sorens?

Sorens has 139 foreign residents, a share of 12.36% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Sorens

1642

FR CANTON1642

Residents

1'125

Area

8.7 km²

Population density

129 pop./km²

Elevation

800 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'205 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

73%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

539 47.9%

Men

586 52.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

253 22.5%

Swiss citizens

986 87.6%

Foreign residents

139 12.4%

Population density

129 pop./km²

0–19 · 253 · 22.5%20–64 · 688 · 61.2%65+ · 184 · 16.4%

Foreign residents 12.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Sorens

BFS

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

51.0% YesNo 49.0%

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

25.8% YesNo 74.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

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

25.6% YesNo 74.4%

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

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

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

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

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

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

22.7% YesNo 77.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP29.3% · strongest party

FDP29.3%

SVP21.6%

SP17.3%

Mitte16.6%

GRÜNE8.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier73%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

73%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 21 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'846 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 21 of 119 in the canton · 1206 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:15'846 CHF(~15.8%)

SorensCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sorens	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.1%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.5%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.4%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	12.7%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.8%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.5%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.3%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.1%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	19.8%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.8%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.6%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.6%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.2%	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 1991–20207.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'366 mm

7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'205 m

Mean elevation

923 m

Relief

504 m

Mean slope

9.2°

Flat share

19.6%

South-facing

42.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 504 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

18 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'000

18 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

0.96 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

520

Built before 194629.8%

Built since 200126.0%

0.96 %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 94 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 16/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesorens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'125 #80 FR · #1372 CH Families & children22.5% #54 FR · #419 CH Age structure16.4% #63 FR · #1863 CH Women share47.9% #110 FR · #1883 CH Foreign residents12.4% #93 FR · #1506 CH Population density129/km² #86 FR · #1317 CH Tax burden15'846 #22 FR · #1208 CH Taxes73% #21 FR Warmest municipalities7.9 °C #108 FR · #1719 CH Sunniest municipalities45.2% #33 FR · #638 CH Rainiest municipalities1'366 mm #16 FR · #403 CH Voter turnout57.1% #28 FR · #796 CH Against Switzerland23.2% #15 FR · #328 CH Aligned with Switzerland76.8% #75 FR · #1133 CH SVP strongholds21.6% #100 FR · #1714 CH SP strongholds17.3% #71 FR · #702 CH Centre strongholds16.6% #92 FR · #722 CH FDP strongholds29.3% #3 FR · #101 CH GLP strongholds3.3% #51 FR · #1529 CH Green strongholds8.8% #67 FR · #736 CH Largest by area8.7 km² #65 FR · #1078 CH Highest municipalities800 m #23 FR · #432 CH Remotest municipalities94 min #16 FR · #484 CH Best-connected municipalities94 min #105 FR · #1628 CH Highest peaks1'205 m #25 FR · #603 CH Highest-lying municipalities923 m #18 FR · #486 CH Greatest vertical range504 m #27 FR · #686 CH Steepest municipalities9.2° #28 FR · #995 CH Solar potential18 GWh #65 FR · #1100 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #44 FR · #675 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #53 FR · #1411 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1642

Sorens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Sorens1642

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sorens?: The postal code of Sorens is 1642.
What is the tax rate in Sorens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sorens is 73% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Sorens?: A single person without children pays about 15'846 CHF income tax in Sorens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sorens have?: Sorens has 1'125 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sorens?: Sorens has 139 foreign residents, a share of 12.36% (2025).

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