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Fribourg

Get to know Fribourg

Fribourg or Freiburg is a municipality, a town and the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and district of La Sarine.

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Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, administrative and educational centre on the cultural border between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland. Its Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine. In 2018, it had a population of 38,365.

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Landscape

An urban landscape

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

64%

Settlement

  • Settlement64%
  • Forest17%
  • Agriculture12%
  • Water5%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 208 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 20

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

17.723.0

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.95%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.95%

2.61.30
20222026
Vacancy
20150.69%
20160.87%
20171.47%
20181.42%
20191.73%
20201.83%
20212.26%
20222.56%
20231.08%
20240.48%
20250.61%
20260.95%
Net asking rentCHF 20/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 23.2/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 8'000/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings22'543Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 3'315 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings6During 2024
Primary residences91%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage94%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 13.5% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

39'599

39.6K19.8K0
20212025
Population
201034'897
201135'680
201236'633
201337'485
201438'288
201538'489
201638'829
201738'521
201838'365
201938'197
202038'039
202137'645
202237'653
202338'660
202439'151
202539'599
More about People
Population
39'599End of 2025

2025

39'599

39.6K19.8K0
20212025
Population
201034'897
201135'680
201236'633
201337'485
201438'288
201538'489
201638'829
201738'521
201838'365
201938'197
202038'039
202137'645
202237'653
202338'660
202439'151
202539'599
Foreign residents
40.3%End of 2025

2025

40.3%

40.320.10
20212025
Foreign residents
201033.2%
201134.1%
201235.4%
201336.4%
201437.0%
201537.3%
201637.7%
201737.3%
201837.1%
201936.7%
202036.8%
202136.7%
202237.1%
202338.3%
202439.2%
202540.3%
Jobs (FTE)
24'887

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 24'887 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

24'887

24.9K12.4K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
201122'569
201223'021
201323'386
201423'612
201523'349
201623'234
201723'536
201823'947
201923'336
202023'168
202123'506
202224'435
202324'878
202424'887

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

CHF 14'731

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 14'731/ yearTax year 2026

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
80%Tax year 2026

2026

80%

80400
20222026
Tax multiplier
201077.3%
201177.3%
201277.3%
201377.3%
201481.6%
201581.6%
201681.6%
201781.6%
201881.6%
201981.6%
202080%
202180%
202280%
202380%
202480%
202580%
202680%
Median taxable income
CHF 43'538All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 43'538

43.5K21.8K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 39'900
2011CHF 40'200
2012CHF 40'200
2013CHF 40'000
2014CHF 40'300
2015CHF 40'500
2016CHF 40'800
2017CHF 41'300
2018CHF 41'400
2019CHF 41'600
2020CHF 42'631
2021CHF 43'424
2022CHF 43'538
Median net income
CHF 48'765As of 2022

2022

CHF 48'765

48.8K24.4K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 45'400
2011CHF 45'700
2012CHF 45'800
2013CHF 45'900
2014CHF 46'000
2015CHF 46'200
2016CHF 46'600
2017CHF 47'000
2018CHF 46'800
2019CHF 47'000
2020CHF 47'810
2021CHF 48'563
2022CHF 48'765
Paying direct federal tax69%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
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a medium-sized agglomertation
Language region
French
Agglomeration
Fribourg
Labour market region
Fribourg
Statistical city
Yes
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020