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 · District de la Gruyère

Vaulruz

1627–1630

FR CANTON1627 1628 1630

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

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%

Population change 2025: −15 (−1.3%) · 16 births · 12 deaths · net migration −18

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 Vaulruz

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 District de la Gruyère: 26.9% Yes

22.8% YesNo 77.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 32.7% Yes

31.7% YesNo 68.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 52.8% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 49.7% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.5%

26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 29.1% Yes

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 56.2% Yes

48.7% YesNo 51.3%

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

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 38.6% Yes

38.8% YesNo 61.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Gruyère: 51.2% Yes

49.6% YesNo 50.4%

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

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

16'771 kWh/yr

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 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 Vaulruz →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

0.58 %

Second homes

12.1 %

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 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

763

Workplaces

115

Services share

55.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 71 (9.3%) · Secondary 268 (35.1%) · Tertiary 424 (55.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

8.7 %

Farmland

650 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2155

Websitevaulruz.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Gruyère

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Vaulruz ranks

Largest municipalities1'115 #82 FR · #1384 CH Growing municipalities-1.3% #108 FR · #1889 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.3% #10 FR · #219 CH Jobs per resident0.68 #9 FR · #236 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% #108 FR · #1779 CH Against Switzerland19.6% #36 FR · #539 CH Aligned with Switzerland80.4% #57 FR · #892 CH SVP strongholds24.1% #84 FR · #1596 CH SP strongholds15.5% #85 FR · #893 CH Centre strongholds25.4% #15 FR · #348 CH FDP strongholds22.7% #8 FR · #319 CH GLP strongholds1.3% #110 FR · #1890 CH Green strongholds7.3% #92 FR · #1022 CH Largest by area10.1 km² #55 FR · #955 CH Highest municipalities820 m #17 FR · #397 CH Second homes12.1% #39 FR · #891 CH Organic farming8.7% #49 FR · #1325 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #71 FR · #1256 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #50 FR · #853 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 Solar potential per capita16'771 kWh #12 FR · #311 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #46 FR · #963 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #53 FR · #1124 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bulle1630 Vaulruz1627 Vuadens1628

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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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