Population
8'719↑3.9%
About Farvagny-le-Grand
City · Fribourg
Farvagny is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The former municipalities of Farvagny-le-Grand, Farvagny-le-Petit, Grenilles and Posat merged in 1996 to form it. On 1 January 2016 it merged with Corpataux-Magnedens, Le Glèbe, Rossens and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz to form the new municipality of Gibloux.
Population
8'719
Tax multiplier
82%
Farvagny-le-Grand in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.82%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'216↑0.7%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'510↓0.8%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
3.15%↑178.8%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture61%
- Forest24%
- Settlement14%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
20.3%↑7.8%
Above average in canton
Median price
CHF 7'154/ m²
−16% vs CH
Dwellings
3'962↑4.5%
Jobs (FTE)
2'714↑1.8%
92%
5%
Fibre
Property market in Farvagny-le-Grand
The rental vacancy rate is 3.15%, 150% above the cantonal average (1.26 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 82%, 3% above the cantonal average (79 %). Median taxable income is CHF 61'999, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Farvagny-le-Grand has 8'719 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
