Population
1'419↓1.5%
About St. Ursen
Municipality · Fribourg
St. Ursen 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.
Population
1'419
Tax multiplier
75%
St. Ursen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
75%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 64'333
Below average in canton
Vacancy
1.54%↓37.4%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture74%
- Forest18%
- Settlement8%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
11.8%↓1.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
Dwellings
649↓0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
272
89%
29%
Fibre
Housing market in St. Ursen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.54%, 35% above the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 75%, 5% below the cantonal average (79 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'333, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). St. Ursen has 1'419 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
