About Saint-Aubin (FR)
Saint-Aubin is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 1991 the former municipality of Les Friques merged into Saint-Aubin.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 7.9 km²
Population
2'030residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'091
Vacancy
2.91%
Foreign residents
24.3%
Dwellings
928
Jobs (FTE)
368
Tax multiplier
80%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Saint-Aubin (FR), coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
368 full-time-equivalent jobs across 105 businesses — services make up 60% of employment, industry 26% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
368FTE total
Primary14.9%
Secondary25.5%
Tertiary59.5%
Land use
13% built-up, 78% agricultural, 7% forest. Measured across 792 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement13.4%
Agriculture79.3%
Forest7.3%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 28.0%, ahead of FDP at 20.5%.
Source BFS
SVP28.0%+8.5 pp
FDP20.5%−6.6 pp
Mitte19.3%
SP17.2%−0.3 pp
Grüne7.5%+3.1 pp
CSP
3.0%−1.3 pp
GLP2.1%−2.8 pp
Others
2.1%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
88.5% of dwellings are primary residences; 11.5% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences88.5%
Second homes11.5%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.8°C with 854 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.3°C), coldest in January (0.9°C). Station: Payerne, 490 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.8°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.8°C
Rain 854 mm
Sun ≈153 days
Payerne · 490 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Payerne has risen by +1.8°C between the first 30 observed years (1965–1984) and the most recent (2006–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+1.8°C
mean 2006–2025 vs. 1965–1984
Payerne · 490 m.a.s.l. · 1965–2025
