The steepest municipalities in canton Fribourg
National ranking →Jaun is the steepest municipality in canton Fribourg: its terrain averages 28.5° of slope. Next come Bas-Intyamon (26.4°) and Haut-Intyamon (26.1°). This is the mean gradient across the whole municipal area, measured on a 40 m elevation grid — a figure for ordering, not an absolute gradient. Source: swisstopo swissALTIRegio 2025.
Ranking
swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025| Rank | Municipality | Mean slope | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaun | 28.5° | 647 |
| 2 | Bas-Intyamon | 26.4° | 1'701 |
| 3 | Haut-Intyamon | 26.1° | 1'691 |
| 4 | Grandvillard | 25.6° | 858 |
| 5 | Val-de-Charmey | 24.2° | 2'672 |
| 6 | Crésuz | 23.4° | 474 |
| 7 | Châtel-sur-Montsalvens | 22° | 359 |
| 8 | Broc | 19.4° | 2'810 |
| 9 | Plaffeien | 19.1° | 3'668 |
| 10 | Gruyères | 18.3° | 2'301 |
| 11 | Plasselb | 17° | 1'059 |
| 12 | Botterens | 16.4° | 741 |
| 13 | La Roche | 15.8° | 1'859 |
| 14 | Châtel-Saint-Denis | 15.7° | 8'512 |
| 15 | Corbières | 13.4° | 1'042 |
| 16 | Semsales | 11.8° | 1'575 |
| 17 | Treyvaux | 11.7° | 1'596 |
| 18 | Hauteville | 11.5° | 730 |
| 19 | Ecublens | 11° | 405 |
| 20 | Le Mouret | 10.9° | 3'323 |
| 21 | St. Silvester | 10.4° | 1'014 |
| 22 | Fribourg | 10.1° | 38'660 |
| 23 | Villarsel-sur-Marly | 10° | 74 |
| 24 | Ueberstorf | 9.6° | 2'400 |
| 25 | Montet | 9.6° | 532 |
| 26 | Pont-la-Ville | 9.5° | 613 |
| 27 | Giffers | 9.3° | 1'684 |
| 28 | Surpierre | 9.2° | 1'230 |
| 29 | Sorens | 9.2° | 1'096 |
| 30 | Prévondavaux | 8.9° | 97 |
| 31 | Pont-en-Ogoz | 8.8° | 2'013 |
| 32 | Brünisried | 8.7° | 700 |
| 33 | Grangettes | 8.4° | 212 |
| 34 | Le Pâquier | 8.4° | 1'390 |
| 35 | Heitenried | 8.4° | 1'403 |
| 36 | Tafers | 8.3° | 7'900 |
| 37 | Le Châtelard | 8.2° | 352 |
| 38 | Marly | 8° | 9'069 |
| 39 | Bois-d’Amont | 8° | 2'381 |
| 40 | St. Ursen | 7.8° | 1'441 |
| 41 | Remaufens | 7.8° | 1'285 |
| 42 | Auboranges | 7.8° | 286 |
| 43 | Gibloux | 7.7° | 8'134 |
| 44 | Rechthalten | 7.7° | 1'152 |
| 45 | Granges | 7.6° | 970 |
| 46 | Châtillon | 7.5° | 527 |
| 47 | Hauterive | 7.5° | 2'687 |
| 48 | Massonnens | 7.4° | 606 |
| 49 | Vuadens | 7.4° | 2'556 |
| 50 | Pierrafortscha | 7.3° | 150 |
| 51 | Bulle FR | 7.2° | 26'749 |
| 52 | Ursy | 7.1° | 3'493 |
| 53 | Vaulruz | 7.1° | 1'128 |
| 54 | Granges-Paccot | 7.1° | 3'936 |
| 55 | Villorsonnens | 7° | 1'526 |
| 56 | Attalens | 7° | 3'678 |
| 57 | Rue | 6.9° | 1'592 |
| 58 | Courtepin | 6.9° | 5'765 |
| 59 | Nuvilly | 6.8° | 493 |
| 60 | Montagny | 6.6° | 3'017 |
| 61 | Ferpicloz | 6.6° | 251 |
| 62 | Schmitten | 6.6° | 4'300 |
| 63 | Wünnewil-Flamatt | 6.5° | 5'722 |
| 64 | Marsens | 6.4° | 2'115 |
| 65 | Saint-Martin | 6.4° | 1'011 |
| 66 | La Sonnaz | 6.3° | 1'406 |
| 67 | Prez | 6.2° | 2'472 |
| 68 | Les Montets | 6.1° | 1'614 |
| 69 | Echarlens | 6.1° | 841 |
| 70 | Villars-sur-Glâne | 6.1° | 12'444 |
| 71 | Courgevaux | 6.1° | 1'462 |
| 72 | Tentlingen | 6.1° | 1'358 |
| 73 | Siviriez | 6° | 2'566 |
| 74 | Chapelle | 6° | 349 |
| 75 | Belfaux | 5.9° | 3'470 |
| 76 | Riaz | 5.8° | 2'890 |
| 77 | Torny | 5.7° | 1'082 |
| 78 | Neyruz | 5.7° | 2'875 |
| 79 | Le Flon | 5.7° | 1'203 |
| 80 | Vuisternens-devant-Romont | 5.6° | 2'352 |
| 81 | La Verrerie | 5.6° | 1'346 |
| 82 | Misery-Courtion | 5.5° | 2'364 |
| 83 | Grolley | 5.5° | 2'120 |
| 84 | Matran | 5.4° | 1'774 |
| 85 | Belmont-Broye | 5.3° | 6'011 |
| 86 | Châtonnaye | 5.3° | 865 |
| 87 | Corminboeuf | 5.3° | 2'928 |
| 88 | Cottens | 5.3° | 1'508 |
| 89 | Autigny | 5.2° | 804 |
| 90 | Bösingen | 5.2° | 3'341 |
| 91 | Ménières | 5.2° | 442 |
| 92 | Lully | 5.1° | 1'214 |
| 93 | Avry | 5.1° | 1'926 |
| 94 | Mézières | 5° | 1'147 |
| 95 | Kleinbösingen | 5° | 705 |
| 96 | Ponthaux | 5° | 806 |
| 97 | Ulmiz | 5° | 425 |
| 98 | Cugy | 4.9° | 1'989 |
| 99 | Romont | 4.9° | 5'891 |
| 100 | Düdingen | 4.9° | 8'939 |
| 101 | Billens-Hennens | 4.8° | 908 |
| 102 | Villaz | 4.8° | 2'347 |
| 103 | Sâles | 4.7° | 1'452 |
| 104 | Cressier | 4.7° | 1'094 |
| 105 | Morlon | 4.6° | 713 |
| 106 | Chénens | 4.6° | 847 |
| 107 | Givisiez | 4.5° | 3'309 |
| 108 | La Brillaz | 4.3° | 2'201 |
| 109 | Gurmels | 4.2° | 4'695 |
| 110 | Mont-Vully | 4° | 4'452 |
| 111 | Bossonnens | 3.8° | 1'609 |
| 112 | Murten | 3.3° | 9'531 |
| 113 | Ried bei Kerzers | 3.2° | 1'223 |
| 114 | Fräschels | 3.1° | 440 |
| 115 | Cheyres-Châbles | 3° | 2'468 |
| 116 | Fétigny | 2.9° | 1'189 |
| 117 | Vallon | 2.5° | 520 |
| 118 | Kerzers | 2.5° | 5'448 |
| 119 | Saint-Aubin | 2.4° | 1'970 |
| 120 | Estavayer | 2.3° | 10'296 |
| 121 | Delley-Portalban | 1.4° | 1'339 |
| 122 | Gletterens | 1.2° | 1'135 |
| 123 | Sévaz | 1.2° | 314 |
| 124 | Greng | 0.7° | 167 |
| 125 | Meyriez | 0.6° | 564 |
| 126 | Muntelier | 0.3° | 964 |
How we measure this
swisstopoThe mean slope of the terrain in degrees, averaged over the whole municipal area from the swisstopo swissALTIRegio digital elevation model at 40 m resolution (swissALTIRegio 2025). Two caveats matter. First, it describes the entire territory, not the inhabited settlement — a municipality can be steep overall while its village sits on flat ground. Second, slope depends on the grid it is measured at: at 40 m the figures run a few percent gentler than a 10 m grid, so use them to order municipalities, not as an absolute gradient. Steep terrain and large vertical range tend to coincide; see the greatest-vertical-range ranking.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in canton Fribourg has the steepest terrain?
- Jaun, whose terrain averages 28.5° of slope (swissALTIRegio 2025) — the steepest of any municipality in canton Fribourg, measured on the swisstopo 40 m elevation grid.
- Why is the slope measured at 40 m?
- Slope depends on the resolution of the elevation grid it is computed from. These figures use the swisstopo 40 m grid, which is stable and comparable across all municipalities; a finer 10 m grid would read a few percent steeper. The ranking order is reliable, but the degree value is not an absolute gradient.