What is the postal code of Tentlingen?

The postal code of Tentlingen is 1734.

What is the tax rate in Tentlingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Tentlingen is 86% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Tentlingen?

A single person without children pays about 16'934 CHF income tax in Tentlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 85 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Tentlingen have?

Tentlingen has 1'374 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Tentlingen?

Tentlingen has 169 foreign residents, a share of 12.3% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · Bezirk Sense

Tentlingen

1734

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

699 50.9%

Men

675 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

258 18.8%

Swiss citizens

1'205 87.7%

Foreign residents

169 12.3%

Population density

381 pop./km²

0–19 · 258 · 18.8%20–64 · 822 · 59.8%65+ · 294 · 21.4%

Foreign residents 12.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −8 (−0.6%) · 12 births · 7 deaths · net migration −9

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 Tentlingen

BFS

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 Bezirk Sense: 24.2% Yes

22.4% YesNo 77.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 27.3% Yes

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 50.6% Yes

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 50.2% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

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

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 51.6% Yes

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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 Bezirk Sense: 22.9% Yes

20.4% YesNo 79.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 38.2% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 36.5% Yes

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sense: 74.9% Yes

72.1% YesNo 27.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.7% · strongest party

SVP36.7%

Mitte22.4%

SP14.8%

GRÜNE9.2%

FDP7.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier86%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

86%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 86 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'934 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 85 of 119 in the canton · 1818 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:16'934 CHF(~16.9%)

TentlingenCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Tentlingen	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.6%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10.2%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	12.2%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.6%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.8%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.1%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.2%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.7%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'163 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

787 m

Mean elevation

719 m

Relief

137 m

Mean slope

6°

Flat share

62.1%

South-facing

8.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 137 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

13.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

Per inhabitant

9'745 kWh/yr

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 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 Tentlingen →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

0.75 %

Second homes

6.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

663

Built before 194610.6%

Built since 200128.5%

0.75 %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

341

Workplaces

Services share

61.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 21 (6.2%) · Secondary 109 (32.0%) · Tertiary 211 (61.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

199 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 63 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 85/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2307

Websitetentlingen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Sense

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Tentlingen ranks

Largest municipalities1'374 #70 FR · #1240 CH Growing municipalities-0.6% #99 FR · #1670 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.6% #20 FR · #437 CH Jobs per resident0.25 #70 FR · #1527 CH Families & children18.8% #102 FR · #1498 CH Age structure21.4% #19 FR · #969 CH Women share50.9% #18 FR · #439 CH Foreign residents12.3% #94 FR · #1513 CH Population density381/km² #18 FR · #639 CH Tax burden16'934 #89 FR · #1822 CH Taxes86% #86 FR Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #66 FR · #1459 CH Sunniest municipalities44.6% #54 FR · #728 CH Rainiest municipalities1'163 mm #50 FR · #788 CH Voter turnout52.9% #83 FR · #1481 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #64 FR · #772 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #32 FR · #663 CH SVP strongholds36.7% #24 FR · #856 CH SP strongholds14.8% #91 FR · #963 CH Centre strongholds22.4% #32 FR · #432 CH FDP strongholds7.7% #107 FR · #1627 CH GLP strongholds2.8% #73 FR · #1632 CH Green strongholds9.2% #62 FR · #680 CH Largest by area3.6 km² #101 FR · #1782 CH Highest municipalities728 m #52 FR · #546 CH Second homes6.7% #110 FR · #1861 CH Organic farming0% #115 FR · #1749 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #35 FR · #875 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #85 FR · #1228 CH Highest peaks787 m #63 FR · #1008 CH Highest-lying municipalities719 m #58 FR · #723 CH Greatest vertical range137 m #94 FR · #1660 CH Steepest municipalities6° #72 FR · #1397 CH Solar potential13 GWh #78 FR · #1326 CH Solar potential per capita9'745 kWh #84 FR · #1108 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #97 FR · #1014 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #104 FR · #1175 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1734

Tentlingen

Localities

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Tentlingen1734

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Tentlingen?: The postal code of Tentlingen is 1734.
What is the tax rate in Tentlingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Tentlingen is 86% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Tentlingen?: A single person without children pays about 16'934 CHF income tax in Tentlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 85 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Tentlingen have?: Tentlingen has 1'374 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Tentlingen?: Tentlingen has 169 foreign residents, a share of 12.3% (2025).

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