What is the postal code of Vaulruz?

Vaulruz has 3 postal codes: 1627, 1628, 1630.

What is the tax rate in Vaulruz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vaulruz is 79% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Vaulruz?

A single person without children pays about 16'348 CHF income tax in Vaulruz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vaulruz have?

Vaulruz has 1'115 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vaulruz?

Vaulruz has 210 foreign residents, a share of 18.83% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR

Vaulruz

1627–1630

FR CANTON1627 1628 1630

Residents

1'115

Area

10.1 km²

Population density

110 pop./km²

Elevation

820 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'352 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

79%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

554 49.7%

Men

561 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

236 21.2%

Swiss citizens

905 81.2%

Foreign residents

210 18.8%

Population density

110 pop./km²

0–19 · 236 · 21.2%20–64 · 685 · 61.4%65+ · 194 · 17.4%

Foreign residents 18.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Vaulruz

BFS

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

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

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

54.6% YesNo 45.5%

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.7% YesNo 51.3%

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

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

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

38.8% YesNo 61.2%

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

49.6% YesNo 50.4%

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

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

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

62.8% YesNo 37.2%

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

17.5% YesNo 82.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte25.4% · strongest party

Mitte25.4%

SVP24.1%

FDP22.7%

SP15.5%

GRÜNE7.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier79%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

79%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 43 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'348 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 43 of 119 in the canton · 1471 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:16'348 CHF(~16.3%)

VaulruzCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vaulruz	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.3%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	9.8%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	11.7%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.1%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.7%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.4%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.4%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.9%	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 1991–20207.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'407 mm

7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'352 m

Mean elevation

916 m

Relief

568 m

Mean slope

7.5°

Flat share

41.1%

South-facing

20.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 568 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

18.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

25 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'200

19 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

0.58 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

514

Built before 194636.2%

Built since 200120.0%

0.58 %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 76 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 11 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 50/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitevaulruz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'115 #82 FR · #1384 CH Families & children21.2% #74 FR · #740 CH Age structure17.4% #48 FR · #1719 CH Women share49.7% #52 FR · #1122 CH Foreign residents18.8% #50 FR · #963 CH Population density110/km² #91 FR · #1416 CH Tax burden16'348 #44 FR · #1472 CH Taxes79% #43 FR Warmest municipalities7.5 °C #113 FR · #1788 CH Sunniest municipalities45.3% #31 FR · #625 CH Rainiest municipalities1'407 mm #13 FR · #343 CH Voter turnout50.4% #103 FR · #1668 CH Against Switzerland20% #36 FR · #538 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #57 FR · #894 CH SVP strongholds24.1% #83 FR · #1594 CH SP strongholds15.5% #83 FR · #889 CH Centre strongholds25.4% #15 FR · #349 CH FDP strongholds22.7% #8 FR · #318 CH GLP strongholds1.3% #108 FR · #1885 CH Green strongholds7.3% #91 FR · #1018 CH Largest by area10.1 km² #55 FR · #955 CH Highest municipalities820 m #17 FR · #397 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #50 FR · #854 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #71 FR · #1255 CH Highest peaks1'352 m #21 FR · #524 CH Highest-lying municipalities916 m #19 FR · #492 CH Greatest vertical range568 m #23 FR · #637 CH Steepest municipalities7.5° #46 FR · #1163 CH Solar potential19 GWh #64 FR · #1069 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #45 FR · #676 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #54 FR · #1412 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bulle1630 Vaulruz1627 Vuadens1628

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vaulruz?: Vaulruz has 3 postal codes: 1627, 1628, 1630.
What is the tax rate in Vaulruz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vaulruz is 79% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Vaulruz?: A single person without children pays about 16'348 CHF income tax in Vaulruz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vaulruz have?: Vaulruz has 1'115 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vaulruz?: Vaulruz has 210 foreign residents, a share of 18.83% (2025).

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