About Düdingen
Düdingen 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
- 30.8 km²
Population
9'116residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'823
Vacancy
0.51%
Foreign residents
16.9%
Dwellings
4'314
Jobs (FTE)
3'982
Tax multiplier
82%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Düdingen, 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
3'982 full-time-equivalent jobs across 573 businesses — services make up 60% of employment, industry 34% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
3'982FTE total
Primary5.9%
Secondary33.7%
Tertiary60.4%
Land use
14% built-up, 66% agricultural, 13% forest. Measured across 3'087 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement14.5%
Agriculture71.0%
Forest14.4%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 26.6%, ahead of Mitte at 23.8%.
Source BFS
SVP26.6%+5.8 pp
Mitte23.8%
SP16.2%−2.8 pp
Grüne12.0%−1.4 pp
FDP10.3%+0.8 pp
GLP5.6%−0.2 pp
CSP
3.2%−1.4 pp
Others
2.0%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.2% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.8%
Second homes9.2%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.1°C with 962 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.5°C), coldest in January (0.4°C). Station: Fribourg / Grangeneuve, 651 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.1°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.1°C
Rain 962 mm
Fribourg / Grangeneuve · 651 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
