Fribourg 
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Fribourg is a commune in the canton of Fribourg with 39,599 residents (FSO), 40.3 % of them foreign nationals. On a gross salary of CHF 100,000 a single person pays CHF 16,432 in income tax here, rank 1,535 of 2,110 communes (FTA).
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Taxes
Federal, cantonal and communal, without church tax, official FTA tax calculator. Rank 1 = lowest tax.
Commune tax multiplier
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81.6 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
FTA; comparable within the canton only. All multipliers in the canton of Fribourg
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Typically Fribourg: specialities, brands, sights
What makes Fribourg special, from official registers and gathered with pleasure.
Protected specialities (PDO/PGI)
Fribourg lies in the area of origin of these protected specialities:
- Gruyère and Gruyère d'Alpage cheese
- Vacherin fribourgeois cheese
- Boutefas meat speciality
- Jambon de la Borne meat speciality
- Freiburger Safranbrot
- Poire à Botzi
Good to know
- 77 cultural properties of national importance, for example: Abbaye cistercienne de la Maigrauge, Ancien Couvent des Ermites de Saint-Augustin et église Saint-Maurice, Ancien Grenier de Derrière-Notre-Dame (Musée Gutenberg), Ancien Hôtel des Postes et Télégraphes, Ancienne Commanderie des Chevaliers de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem, Archives de l'Etat de Fribourg …
Sources: FOAG (register of PDO/PGI), FOC and FOEN (UNESCO World Heritage, parks), FOCP (inventory of cultural property), commercial register (Zefix), Culinary Heritage of Switzerland.
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Free public charge points within 3 km, live from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. Your location is used for this one lookup only and is never stored.
Commune finances
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| Year | Revenue m | Expenditure m | Result m | per resident CHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 258.9 | 288.5 | −29.6 | −756 |
| 2023 | 287.8 | 278.3 | 9.5 | 245 |
| 2022 | 261.4 | 246.6 | 14.8 | 393 |
| 2021 | 265.3 | 226.3 | 39.0 | 1,037 |
| 2020 | 238.9 | 240.6 | −1.7 | −44 |
| 2019 | 240.2 | 233.7 | 6.5 | 171 |
| 2018 | 241.0 | 236.5 | 4.6 | 119 |
| 2017 | 232.3 | 216.8 | 15.5 | 402 |
| 2016 | 222.5 | 230.3 | −7.8 | −201 |
| 2015 | 215.4 | 221.7 | −6.3 | −164 |
Result = revenue minus expenditure of the income statement. Source: FFA financial statistics.
The commune in figures
Births and deaths
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 524 | 479 | 496 | 462 | 399 | 427 | 355 | 382 | 373 | 397 |
| Deaths | 310 | 331 | 300 | 344 | 391 | 331 | 371 | 335 | 305 | 314 |
FSO, demographic balance · Births and deaths in the canton of Fribourg
Immigration and emigration
In 2025, 1,351 people moved to Fribourg from abroad, 1,253 of them foreign nationals; 793 moved abroad. Net international migration: +558.
Arrivals and departures by world region 2025
| Origin | arrived | left |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 98 | 132 |
| EU | 742 | 441 |
| EFTA | 2 | 0 |
| rest of Europe | 235 | 71 |
| Africa | 111 | 44 |
| North America | 10 | 6 |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 27 | 22 |
| Asia | 123 | 77 |
| Oceania | 1 | 0 |
For individual communes the FSO publishes nationality by world region only. Source: FSO, migration statistics of the permanent resident population.
Naturalisations
Origin of people naturalised in 2025: EU 54EFTA 1rest of Europe 33Africa 50North America 1Latin America 5Asia 24
FSO
The canton compared
| Figure | Value | Rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton tax (example) | CHF 11,433 | 22 / 26 | 2026 |
| Average rent | CHF 1,328 | 11 / 26 | 2024 |
| Health premium | CHF 609 | 16 / 26 | 2027 |
| Electricity price | 26.48 Rp./kWh | 11 / 26 | 2027 |
| Vacant homes | 1.1 % | 11 / 26 | 2025 |
| Unemployment | 2.5 % | 13 / 26 | 2026 |
Nearby communes
- Granges-PaccotFribourg · 2 km
- GivisiezFribourg · 2 km
- Villars-sur-GlâneFribourg · 3 km
- MarlyFribourg · 3 km
- PierrafortschaFribourg · 3 km
- CorminboeufFribourg · 4 km
- BelfauxFribourg · 4 km
- MatranFribourg · 5 km
Frequently asked questions
How many people live in Fribourg?
39,599 (FSO).
How high are taxes in Fribourg?
On a gross salary of CHF 100,000 a single person pays CHF 16,432 in federal, cantonal and communal tax (FTA).
How much tax does a family pay in Fribourg?
A married couple with two children and a gross salary of CHF 100,000 pays CHF 6,127 in federal, cantonal and communal tax (FTA).
What share of residents are foreign nationals in Fribourg?
40.3 % of residents do not hold Swiss citizenship (FSO).
Sources: FSO, FTA, FFA, SECO, FOPH · www.ville-fribourg.ch · JSON · Coat of arms: Wikimedia Commons (public domain) · Archive
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