What is the postal code of Vuadens?

Vuadens has 2 postal codes: 1628, 1630.

What is the tax rate in Vuadens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vuadens is 82.8% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Vuadens?

A single person without children pays about 16'666 CHF income tax in Vuadens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vuadens have?

Vuadens has 2'580 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vuadens?

Vuadens has 543 foreign residents, a share of 21.05% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton FR · District de la Gruyère

Vuadens

1628–1630

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'275 49.4%

Men

1'305 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

563 21.8%

Swiss citizens

2'037 79.0%

Foreign residents

543 21.1%

Population density

247 pop./km²

0–19 · 563 · 21.8%20–64 · 1'622 · 62.9%65+ · 395 · 15.3%

Foreign residents 21.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +1 (+0%) · 21 births · 14 deaths · net migration −7

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 Vuadens

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

23.2% YesNo 76.8%

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

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

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

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

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

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

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

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

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

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

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

26.7% YesNo 73.4%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte24.2% · strongest party

Mitte24.2%

SVP22.1%

FDP20.9%

SP19.5%

GRÜNE6.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier82.8%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

82.8%FR range 32%100%

Tax rank 64 of 119 in canton Fribourg

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'666 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 64 of 119 in the canton · 1683 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:16'666 CHF(~16.7%)

VuadensCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vuadens	Fribourg	Switzerland median
40'000	7.5%	5.4–8.1%	5.4%
50'000	10%	7.3–11%	7.8%
60'000	12%	8.8–13.1%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	9.8–14.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	10.7–15.8%	13.1%
90'000	15.5%	11.5–16.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	12.4–18.1%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	13.2–19.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	13.9–20%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	14.5–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20%	15.2–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.8%	15.8–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	17.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.6%	19–26.5%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	20.3–28.1%	24.6%
250'000	27.2%	21.2–29.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.8%	21.8–29.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.3%	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 1991–20208.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'341 mm

8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'345 m

Mean elevation

915 m

Relief

584 m

Mean slope

7.5°

Flat share

38.6%

South-facing

7.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 584 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

35.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

45.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'800

Per inhabitant

13'597 kWh/yr

35 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 Vuadens →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 %

Second homes

10 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'192

Built before 194625.2%

Built since 200136.8%

0 %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

1'466

Workplaces

166

Services share

25.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 67 (4.6%) · Secondary 1'029 (70.2%) · Tertiary 370 (25.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

13 %

Farmland

719 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 72 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 13 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 59/119 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2160

Websitevuadens.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Gruyère

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Vuadens ranks

Largest municipalities2'580 #37 FR · #824 CH Growing municipalities0% #83 FR · #1386 CH Shrinking municipalities0% #36 FR · #722 CH Jobs per resident0.57 #14 FR · #379 CH Families & children21.8% #66 FR · #588 CH Age structure15.3% #85 FR · #1960 CH Women share49.4% #74 FR · #1315 CH Foreign residents21.1% #33 FR · #774 CH Population density247/km² #35 FR · #891 CH Tax burden16'666 #64 FR · #1683 CH Taxes82.8% #64 FR Warmest municipalities8.2 °C #100 FR · #1665 CH Sunniest municipalities46.2% #17 FR · #537 CH Rainiest municipalities1'341 mm #19 FR · #436 CH Voter turnout59.2% #19 FR · #679 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #59 FR · #767 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #27 FR · #658 CH SVP strongholds22.1% #101 FR · #1694 CH SP strongholds19.5% #52 FR · #500 CH Centre strongholds24.2% #19 FR · #374 CH FDP strongholds20.9% #13 FR · #393 CH GLP strongholds3.1% #59 FR · #1568 CH Green strongholds6.6% #102 FR · #1187 CH Largest by area10.5 km² #51 FR · #921 CH Highest municipalities803 m #22 FR · #421 CH Second homes10% #68 FR · #1209 CH Organic farming13% #36 FR · #1002 CH Best-connected municipalities72 min #59 FR · #1146 CH Remotest municipalities72 min #59 FR · #955 CH Highest peaks1'345 m #22 FR · #526 CH Highest-lying municipalities915 m #21 FR · #494 CH Greatest vertical range584 m #22 FR · #626 CH Steepest municipalities7.5° #47 FR · #1164 CH Solar potential35 GWh #29 FR · #563 CH Solar potential per capita13'597 kWh #30 FR · #566 CH Cheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #47 FR · #964 CH Most expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #54 FR · #1125 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bulle1630 Vuadens1628

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vuadens?: Vuadens has 2 postal codes: 1628, 1630.
What is the tax rate in Vuadens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vuadens is 82.8% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Vuadens?: A single person without children pays about 16'666 CHF income tax in Vuadens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vuadens have?: Vuadens has 2'580 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vuadens?: Vuadens has 543 foreign residents, a share of 21.05% (2025).

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