Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'181 48.8%
Men
1'240 51.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
581 24.0%
Swiss citizens
1'944 80.3%
Foreign residents
477 19.7%
Population density
157 pop./km²
0–19 · 581 · 24.0%20–64 · 1'425 · 58.9%65+ · 415 · 17.1%
Foreign residents 19.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +12 (+0.5%) · 22 births · 13 deaths · net migration +0
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 Glâne: 23.0% Yes
18.9% YesNo 81.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 36.4% Yes
33.0% YesNo 67.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.2% Yes
50.1% YesNo 49.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.5% Yes
47.6% YesNo 52.4%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 29.1% Yes
23.4% YesNo 76.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 52.7% Yes
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
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 Glâne: 24.0% Yes
22.9% YesNo 77.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 41.2% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.2% Yes
50.1% YesNo 49.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 60.8% Yes
62.0% YesNo 38.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP30.3% · strongest party
SVP30.3%
SP20.9%
Mitte18.6%
FDP15.9%
GRÜNE8.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier88%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
88%FR range 32%100%
Tax rank 94 of 119 in canton FribourgTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'101 CHF(17.1%)
Rank 94 of 119 in the canton · 1889 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:17'101 CHF(~17.1%)
VillazCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Villaz | Fribourg | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.7% | 5.4–8.1% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.3% | 7.3–11% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.3% | 8.8–13.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.7% | 9.8–14.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.9% | 10.7–15.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16% | 11.5–16.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.1% | 12.4–18.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18% | 13.2–19.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.9% | 13.9–20% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.7% | 14.5–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.5% | 15.2–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.3% | 15.8–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.4% | 17.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.2% | 19–26.5% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.7% | 20.3–28.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.8% | 21.2–29.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.4% | 21.8–29.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.9% | 22.3–30.4% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'132 mm
8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
814 m
Mean elevation
732 m
Relief
159 m
Mean slope
4.7°
Flat share
61.1%
South-facing
11.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 159 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
31.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
41.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'000
Per inhabitant
13'019 kWh/yr
32 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
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 · 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
0.09 %
Second homes
11.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'080
Built before 194631.8%
Built since 200127.9%
0.09 %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
839
Workplaces
151
Services share
54.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 90 (10.7%) · Secondary 292 (34.8%) · Tertiary 457 (54.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
38
Organic share
2.6 %
Farmland
1'013 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 municipalities2'421 #41 FR · #864 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #75 FR · #1101 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #44 FR · #1004 CHJobs per resident0.35 #44 FR · #1039 CHFamilies & children24% #26 FR · #168 CHAge structure17.1% #53 FR · #1757 CHWomen share48.8% #94 FR · #1590 CHForeign residents19.7% #41 FR · #888 CHPopulation density157/km² #70 FR · #1183 CHTax burden17'101 #97 FR · #1892 CHTaxes88% #94 FRWarmest municipalities8.7 °C #69 FR · #1500 CHSunniest municipalities44.4% #57 FR · #755 CHRainiest municipalities1'132 mm #59 FR · #916 CHVoter turnout54.2% #69 FR · #1329 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #51 FR · #685 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #37 FR · #734 CHSVP strongholds30.3% #53 FR · #1252 CHSP strongholds20.9% #39 FR · #398 CHCentre strongholds18.6% #70 FR · #609 CHFDP strongholds15.9% #44 FR · #743 CHGLP strongholds2.1% #96 FR · #1741 CHGreen strongholds8.6% #72 FR · #784 CHLargest by area15.4 km² #35 FR · #629 CHHighest municipalities729 m #51 FR · #545 CHSecond homes11.1% #48 FR · #1024 CHOrganic farming2.6% #78 FR · #1583 CHBest-connected municipalities63 min #34 FR · #874 CHRemotest municipalities63 min #84 FR · #1227 CHHighest peaks814 m #61 FR · #962 CHHighest-lying municipalities732 m #53 FR · #702 CHGreatest vertical range159 m #87 FR · #1538 CHSteepest municipalities4.7° #96 FR · #1623 CHSolar potential32 GWh #34 FR · #637 CHSolar potential per capita13'019 kWh #37 FR · #627 CHCheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #32 FR · #949 CHMost expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #39 FR · #1110 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Villaz?
- Villaz has 3 postal codes: 1680, 1690, 1691.
- What is the tax rate in Villaz?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Villaz is 88% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
- How much tax do you pay in Villaz?
- A single person without children pays about 17'101 CHF income tax in Villaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Villaz have?
- Villaz has 2'421 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Villaz?
- Villaz has 477 foreign residents, a share of 19.7% (2025).
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