About Cressier FR
Cressier is a municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 4.2 km²
Population
1'109residents
Median taxable income
CHF 72'338
Vacancy
1.86%
Foreign residents
27.9%
Dwellings
484
Jobs (FTE)
713
Tax multiplier
68%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Cressier FR, 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
713 full-time-equivalent jobs across 57 businesses — services make up 21% of employment, industry 73% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
713FTE total
Primary5.9%
Secondary73.5%
Tertiary20.6%
Land use
14% built-up, 67% agricultural, 19% forest. Measured across 418 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement14.0%
Agriculture67.0%
Forest19.0%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 28.3%, ahead of SP at 23.1%.
Source BFS
SVP28.3%+4.3 pp
SP23.1%+0.7 pp
Mitte16.1%
FDP11.7%−5.1 pp
Grüne9.8%−5.5 pp
GLP6.5%+0.7 pp
CSP
1.7%−0.2 pp
Others
1.9%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.3% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.7% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.3%
Second homes9.7%
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 Neuchâtel has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.4°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Neuchâtel · 485 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
