What is the postal code of St. Ursen?

St. Ursen has 3 postal codes: 1715, 1717, 1718.

What is the tax rate in St. Ursen?

The municipal tax multiplier of St. Ursen is 75% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in St. Ursen?

A single person without children pays about 16'013 CHF income tax in St. Ursen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does St. Ursen have?

St. Ursen has 1'389 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in St. Ursen?

St. Ursen has 154 foreign residents, a share of 11.09% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

St. Ursen

1715–1718

FR CANTON1715 1717 1718

Residents

1'389

Area

15.7 km²

Population density

88 pop./km²

Elevation

734 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

75%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

690 49.7%

Men

699 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

277 19.9%

Swiss citizens

1'235 88.9%

Foreign residents

154 11.1%

Population density

88 pop./km²

0–19 · 277 · 19.9%20–64 · 823 · 59.3%65+ · 289 · 20.8%

Foreign residents 11.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for St. Ursen

BFS

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

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

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

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

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

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

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

27.1% YesNo 72.9%

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

34.1% YesNo 65.9%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

78.5% YesNo 21.5%

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

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

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

18.2% YesNo 81.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.1% · strongest party

SVP36.1%

Mitte24.7%

GRÜNE12.2%

SP10.3%

FDP7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier75%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

75%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 28 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'013 CHF(16%)

Rank 26 of 119 in the canton · 1276 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:16'013 CHF(~16%)

St. UrsenCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	St. Ursen	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.1%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.6%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	12.8%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	14.9%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.7%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.8%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.3%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.9%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.4%	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 1991–20208.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'175 mm

8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

890 m

Mean elevation

733 m

Relief

342 m

Mean slope

7.6°

Flat share

36.7%

South-facing

5.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 342 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

24.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

31.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'400

24 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

1.54 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

650

Built before 194629.2%

Built since 200126.2%

1.54 %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 64 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 83/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitestursen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'389 #69 FR · #1232 CH Families & children19.9% #90 FR · #1178 CH Age structure20.8% #26 FR · #1075 CH Women share49.7% #57 FR · #1127 CH Foreign residents11.1% #102 FR · #1621 CH Population density88/km² #98 FR · #1549 CH Tax burden16'013 #32 FR · #1282 CH Taxes75% #28 FR Warmest municipalities8.6 °C #82 FR · #1539 CH Sunniest municipalities44.5% #55 FR · #735 CH Rainiest municipalities1'175 mm #48 FR · #753 CH Voter turnout54.2% #59 FR · #1183 CH Against Switzerland10% #83 FR · #1224 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #7 FR · #235 CH SVP strongholds36.1% #25 FR · #891 CH SP strongholds10.3% #106 FR · #1485 CH Centre strongholds24.7% #17 FR · #360 CH FDP strongholds7% #108 FR · #1708 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #48 FR · #1505 CH Green strongholds12.2% #23 FR · #318 CH Largest by area15.7 km² #33 FR · #611 CH Highest municipalities734 m #48 FR · #532 CH Remotest municipalities64 min #83 FR · #1199 CH Best-connected municipalities64 min #41 FR · #906 CH Highest peaks890 m #49 FR · #847 CH Highest-lying municipalities733 m #52 FR · #701 CH Greatest vertical range342 m #33 FR · #918 CH Steepest municipalities7.6° #44 FR · #1153 CH Solar potential24 GWh #48 FR · #868 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #93 FR · #724 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #102 FR · #1460 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Alterswil FR1715 Rechthalten1718 St. Ursen1717

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of St. Ursen?: St. Ursen has 3 postal codes: 1715, 1717, 1718.
What is the tax rate in St. Ursen?: The municipal tax multiplier of St. Ursen is 75% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in St. Ursen?: A single person without children pays about 16'013 CHF income tax in St. Ursen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does St. Ursen have?: St. Ursen has 1'389 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in St. Ursen?: St. Ursen has 154 foreign residents, a share of 11.09% (2025).

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