Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Gruyère
Val-de-Charmey
1637–1716Residents
2'725
Area
111.6 km²
Population density
24 pop./km²
Elevation
887 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
2'366 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
89.8%
Postal codes
3
BFS no.
2163
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'337 49.1%
Men
1'388 50.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
488 17.9%
Swiss citizens
2'242 82.3%
Foreign residents
483 17.7%
Population density
24 pop./km²
0–19 · 488 · 17.9%20–64 · 1'516 · 55.6%65+ · 721 · 26.5%
Foreign residents 17.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −4 (−0.2%) · 21 births · 22 deaths · net migration −5
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 Gruyère: 26.9% Yes
23.9% YesNo 76.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 32.7% Yes
38.5% YesNo 61.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 52.8% Yes
59.9% YesNo 40.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 49.7% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 29.1% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 56.2% Yes
56.2% YesNo 43.8%
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 Gruyère: 26.9% Yes
25.7% YesNo 74.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 38.6% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 51.2% Yes
56.0% YesNo 44.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 62.6% Yes
61.1% YesNo 38.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP28.5% · strongest party
SVP28.5%
Mitte23.8%
FDP18.2%
SP14.6%
GRÜNE9.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier89.8%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
89.8%FR range 32%100%
Tax rank 101 of 119 in canton FribourgTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'252 CHF(17.3%)
Rank 101 of 119 in the canton · 1948 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:17'252 CHF(~17.3%)
Val-de-CharmeyCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Val-de-Charmey | Fribourg | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.7% | 5.4–8.1% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.4% | 7.3–11% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.4% | 8.8–13.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.8% | 9.8–14.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15% | 10.7–15.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.1% | 11.5–16.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.3% | 12.4–18.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.2% | 13.2–19.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19% | 13.9–20% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.8% | 14.5–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.7% | 15.2–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.5% | 15.8–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.6% | 17.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.4% | 19–26.5% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.9% | 20.3–28.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28% | 21.2–29.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.6% | 21.8–29.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.1% | 22.3–30.4% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'622 mm
6.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'366 m
Mean elevation
1'378 m
Relief
1'569 m
Mean slope
24.3°
Flat share
3.5%
South-facing
22.6%
Above 2000 m
2.3%
Relief 1'569 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
38 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
51.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'500
Per inhabitant
13'956 kWh/yr
38 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
27.78 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.95 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.43 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.95 Rp./kWh
27.78 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.48 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gruyère Energie S.A.
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
0.76 %
Second homes
31.4 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
1'839
Built before 194627.0%
Built since 200125.4%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.76 %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
1'112
Workplaces
232
Services share
70.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 127 (11.4%) · Secondary 205 (18.4%) · Tertiary 780 (70.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
33
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
836 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 municipalities2'725 #33 FR · #782 CHGrowing municipalities-0.2% #88 FR · #1506 CHShrinking municipalities-0.2% #31 FR · #603 CHJobs per resident0.41 #33 FR · #801 CHFamilies & children17.9% #110 FR · #1684 CHAge structure26.5% #3 FR · #266 CHWomen share49.1% #83 FR · #1473 CHForeign residents17.7% #60 FR · #1067 CHPopulation density24/km² #117 FR · #1941 CHTax burden17'252 #101 FR · #1948 CHTaxes89.8% #101 FRWarmest municipalities6.2 °C #118 FR · #1926 CHSunniest municipalities46.1% #19 FR · #546 CHRainiest municipalities1'622 mm #1 FR · #158 CHVoter turnout58.6% #22 FR · #747 CHAgainst Switzerland24.5% #9 FR · #253 CHAligned with Switzerland75.5% #82 FR · #1190 CHSVP strongholds28.5% #63 FR · #1366 CHSP strongholds14.6% #92 FR · #987 CHCentre strongholds23.8% #23 FR · #388 CHFDP strongholds18.2% #32 FR · #572 CHGLP strongholds2.8% #68 FR · #1627 CHGreen strongholds9.6% #54 FR · #618 CHLargest by area111.6 km² #1 FR · #56 CHHighest municipalities887 m #10 FR · #344 CHSecond homes31.4% #3 FR · #256 CHOrganic farming9.1% #46 FR · #1283 CHBest-connected municipalities113 min #118 FR · #1875 CHRemotest municipalities113 min #2 FR · #235 CHHighest peaks2'366 m #1 FR · #269 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'378 m #2 FR · #238 CHGreatest vertical range1'569 m #2 FR · #318 CHSteepest municipalities24.3° #5 FR · #281 CHSolar potential38 GWh #27 FR · #504 CHSolar potential per capita13'956 kWh #26 FR · #535 CHCheapest electricity27.78 Rp./kWh #119 FR · #1212 CHMost expensive electricity27.78 Rp./kWh #8 FR · #902 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Val-de-Charmey?
- Val-de-Charmey has 3 postal codes: 1637, 1654, 1716.
- What is the tax rate in Val-de-Charmey?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Val-de-Charmey is 89.8% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
- How much tax do you pay in Val-de-Charmey?
- A single person without children pays about 17'252 CHF income tax in Val-de-Charmey on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 101 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Val-de-Charmey have?
- Val-de-Charmey has 2'725 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Val-de-Charmey?
- Val-de-Charmey has 483 foreign residents, a share of 17.72% (2025).
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