About Cheiry
Cheiry is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2021 the municipality of Cheiry merged into the municipality of Surpierre.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 14.8 km²
Population
1'220residents
Median taxable income
CHF 60'938
Vacancy
0.17%
Foreign residents
14.5%
Dwellings
588
Jobs (FTE)
216
Tax multiplier
89%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Cheiry, 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
216 full-time-equivalent jobs across 67 businesses — services make up 30% of employment, industry 34% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
216FTE total
Primary36.6%
Secondary33.8%
Tertiary29.6%
Land use
7% built-up, 59% agricultural, 33% forest. Measured across 1'474 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement7.0%
Agriculture60.0%
Forest33.0%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 39.6%, ahead of SP at 20.1%.
Source BFS
SVP39.6%+1.9 pp
SP20.1%+3.9 pp
Mitte16.8%
FDP8.6%−3.3 pp
Grüne6.7%−4.0 pp
EDU2.8%+1.0 pp
CSP
2.4%+1.0 pp
Others
3.0%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
84.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 15.3% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences84.8%
Second homes15.2%
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
