About Bösingen
Bösingen is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 14.3 km²
Population
3'360residents
Median taxable income
CHF 68'156
Vacancy
0.97%
Foreign residents
10.6%
Dwellings
1'546
Jobs (FTE)
1'024
Tax multiplier
76%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Bösingen, 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
1'024 full-time-equivalent jobs across 223 businesses — services make up 54% of employment, industry 34% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
1'024FTE total
Primary12.4%
Secondary34.0%
Tertiary53.6%
Land use
11% built-up, 74% agricultural, 14% forest. Measured across 1'432 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement11.1%
Agriculture74.3%
Forest14.5%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 31.6%, ahead of Mitte at 26.6%.
Source BFS
SVP31.6%+7.9 pp
Mitte26.6%
SP14.8%−2.0 pp
FDP9.9%−1.6 pp
Grüne7.3%−1.7 pp
GLP5.4%−0.5 pp
CSP
2.0%−0.3 pp
Others
2.3%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
94.4% of dwellings are primary residences; 5.6% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences94.4%
Second homes5.6%
Climate data
Annual mean 7.4°C with 1'200 mm of rain. Warmest in July (16.1°C), coldest in January (-0.4°C). Station: Plaffeien, 1042 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
7.4°C
Annual mean
Mean 7.4°C
Rain 1200 mm
Sun ≈153 days
Plaffeien · 1042 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Bern / Zollikofen has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
