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Giffers

These figures are for the whole municipality Giffers belongs to.

Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

62%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture62%
  • Forest20%
  • Settlement16%
  • Water2%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 838 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Figures of the municipality of Giffers

Homes to rentHomes to buy

838

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.19%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.19%

1.20.60
20222026
Vacancy
20150.29%
20160.15%
20171.13%
20180.68%
20190.14%
20200.77%
20211.26%
20220.13%
20230.00%
20240.24%
20250.48%
20261.19%
Dwellings838Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 536 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings19During 2024
Primary residences89%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage83%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 21.0% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

1'718

1.7K8590
20212025
Population
20101'420
20111'410
20121'431
20131'466
20141'528
20151'535
20161'561
20171'606
20181'634
20191'638
20201'664
20211'684
20221'710
20231'684
20241'703
20251'718
More about People
Population
1'718End of 2025

2025

1'718

1.7K8590
20212025
Population
20101'420
20111'410
20121'431
20131'466
20141'528
20151'535
20161'561
20171'606
20181'634
20191'638
20201'664
20211'684
20221'710
20231'684
20241'703
20251'718
Foreign residents
11.6%End of 2025

2025

11.6%

11.65.80
20212025
Foreign residents
20105.1%
20116.5%
20126.9%
20137.6%
20148.4%
20157.7%
20167.3%
20178.2%
20189.3%
20199.3%
202010.0%
202110.1%
202211.5%
202311.1%
202411.2%
202511.6%
Jobs (FTE)
351

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 351 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

351

387193.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011283
2012273
2013284
2014295
2015255
2016271
2017260
2018273
2019306
2020320
2021348
2022387
2023387
2024351

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Giffers

CHF 15'225

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 15'225/ yearFigures of the municipality of Giffers · Tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Giffers · Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
85.9%Tax year 2026

2026

85.9%

85.9430
20222026
Tax multiplier
201085.9%
201185.9%
201285.9%
201385.9%
201485.9%
201585.9%
201685.9%
201780.9%
201880.9%
201985.9%
202085.9%
202185.9%
202285.9%
202385.9%
202485.9%
202585.9%
202685.9%
Median taxable income
CHF 49'548All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 49'548

49.5K24.8K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 42'300
2011CHF 42'300
2012CHF 43'950
2013CHF 44'400
2014CHF 45'650
2015CHF 45'850
2016CHF 45'650
2017CHF 47'200
2018CHF 46'400
2019CHF 47'100
2020CHF 48'189
2021CHF 47'771
2022CHF 49'548
Median net income
CHF 54'847As of 2022

2022

CHF 54'847

54.8K27.4K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 48'150
2011CHF 48'350
2012CHF 50'200
2013CHF 50'900
2014CHF 50'750
2015CHF 50'650
2016CHF 50'750
2017CHF 52'400
2018CHF 52'200
2019CHF 52'400
2020CHF 53'554
2021CHF 53'228
2022CHF 54'847
Paying direct federal tax77%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%Tax year 2026

2026

96%

96480
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010100%
2011100%
2012100%
2013100%
2014100%
2015100%
2016100%
2017100%
2018100%
2019100%
2020100%
202198%
202296%
202396%
202496%
202596%
202696%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Intermediate
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of medium density
Language region
German
Labour market region
Fribourg
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020