Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'197 49.7%
Men
1'213 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
563 23.4%
Swiss citizens
2'134 88.6%
Foreign residents
276 11.5%
Population density
100 pop./km²
0–19 · 563 · 23.4%20–64 · 1'404 · 58.3%65+ · 443 · 18.4%
Foreign residents 11.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +27 (+1.1%) · 13 births · 15 deaths · net migration +32
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
15.9% YesNo 84.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 36.4% Yes
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.2% Yes
58.9% YesNo 41.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.5% Yes
64.1% YesNo 35.9%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 29.1% Yes
34.1% YesNo 65.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 52.7% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
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
18.6% YesNo 81.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 41.2% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Glâne: 53.2% Yes
54.5% YesNo 45.5%
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
59.5% YesNo 40.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.7% · strongest party
SVP42.7%
Mitte18.8%
SP14.0%
FDP11.3%
GRÜNE7.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier92%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
92%FR range 32%100%
Tax rank 112 of 119 in canton FribourgTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'436 CHF(17.4%)
Rank 110 of 119 in the canton · 2005 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:17'436 CHF(~17.4%)
Vuisternens-devant-RomontCanton range FribourgSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Vuisternens-devant-Romont | Fribourg | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.8% | 5.4–8.1% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.5% | 7.3–11% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.6% | 8.8–13.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14% | 9.8–14.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.2% | 10.7–15.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.3% | 11.5–16.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.4% | 12.4–18.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.4% | 13.2–19.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.2% | 13.9–20% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20% | 14.5–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.9% | 15.2–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.7% | 15.8–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.8% | 17.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.7% | 19–26.5% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.2% | 20.3–28.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.3% | 21.2–29.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.9% | 21.8–29.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.4% | 22.3–30.4% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'218 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
968 m
Mean elevation
844 m
Relief
260 m
Mean slope
5.5°
Flat share
52.6%
South-facing
3.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 260 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
43.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
56.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
9'600
Per inhabitant
17'988 kWh/yr
43 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
0.66 %
Second homes
10.1 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
1'058
Built before 194643.9%
Built since 200124.9%
0.66 %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
803
Workplaces
211
Services share
52.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 201 (25.0%) · Secondary 182 (22.7%) · Tertiary 420 (52.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
77
Organic share
6.5 %
Farmland
2'062 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 municipalities2'410 #43 FR · #869 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #52 FR · #720 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #67 FR · #1387 CHJobs per resident0.33 #49 FR · #1129 CHFamilies & children23.4% #36 FR · #242 CHAge structure18.4% #41 FR · #1567 CHWomen share49.7% #51 FR · #1121 CHForeign residents11.5% #101 FR · #1592 CHPopulation density100/km² #95 FR · #1467 CHTax burden17'436 #112 FR · #2007 CHTaxes92% #112 FRWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #95 FR · #1636 CHSunniest municipalities45.3% #30 FR · #624 CHRainiest municipalities1'218 mm #39 FR · #657 CHVoter turnout52.3% #86 FR · #1553 CHAgainst Switzerland26.5% #4 FR · #164 CHAligned with Switzerland73.5% #86 FR · #1280 CHSVP strongholds42.7% #9 FR · #514 CHSP strongholds14% #96 FR · #1048 CHCentre strongholds18.8% #67 FR · #597 CHFDP strongholds11.3% #81 FR · #1232 CHGLP strongholds2.1% #95 FR · #1740 CHGreen strongholds7.5% #89 FR · #976 CHLargest by area24 km² #18 FR · #394 CHHighest municipalities791 m #24 FR · #443 CHSecond homes10.1% #64 FR · #1188 CHOrganic farming6.5% #57 FR · #1451 CHBest-connected municipalities71 min #54 FR · #1107 CHRemotest municipalities71 min #63 FR · #994 CHHighest peaks968 m #38 FR · #753 CHHighest-lying municipalities844 m #30 FR · #566 CHGreatest vertical range260 m #48 FR · #1114 CHSteepest municipalities5.5° #79 FR · #1468 CHSolar potential43 GWh #22 FR · #421 CHSolar potential per capita17'988 kWh #10 FR · #257 CHCheapest electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #29 FR · #946 CHMost expensive electricity26.48 Rp./kWh #36 FR · #1107 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 9Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Vuisternens-devant-Romont?
- Vuisternens-devant-Romont has 5 postal codes: 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688, 1697.
- What is the tax rate in Vuisternens-devant-Romont?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Vuisternens-devant-Romont is 92% (2026); canton FR levies 96%.
- How much tax do you pay in Vuisternens-devant-Romont?
- A single person without children pays about 17'436 CHF income tax in Vuisternens-devant-Romont on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 119 in canton FR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Vuisternens-devant-Romont have?
- Vuisternens-devant-Romont has 2'410 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Vuisternens-devant-Romont?
- Vuisternens-devant-Romont has 276 foreign residents, a share of 11.45% (2025).
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