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Grolley-Ponthaux

Get to know Grolley-Ponthaux

Grolley-Ponthaux is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

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It was formed on 1 January 2025 by the merger of Grolley and Ponthaux. It had an official population of 2881 as of 31 December 2022.

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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.

65%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture65%
  • Forest20%
  • Settlement14%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 6 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Gross asking rent

CHF 22.7

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

20.524.4

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.95%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.95%

1.80.90
20222026
Vacancy
20150.86%
20160.86%
20171.12%
20181.95%
20191.47%
20205.19%
20212.85%
20221.54%
20231.85%
20241.12%
20250.95%
20260.95%
Gross asking rentCHF 22.7/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 6'628/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'262Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 721 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings4During 2024
Primary residences93%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage64%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 24.0% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'898

2.9K1.5K0
20212025
Population
20102'338
20112'435
20122'539
20132'580
20142'601
20152'586
20162'668
20172'674
20182'666
20192'722
20202'863
20212'871
20222'889
20232'926
20242'901
20252'898
More about People
Population
2'898End of 2025

2025

2'898

2.9K1.5K0
20212025
Population
20102'338
20112'435
20122'539
20132'580
20142'601
20152'586
20162'668
20172'674
20182'666
20192'722
20202'863
20212'871
20222'889
20232'926
20242'901
20252'898
Foreign residents
21.9%End of 2025

2025

21.9%

22110
20212025
Foreign residents
201011.5%
201114.3%
201216.4%
201316.4%
201416.9%
201516.9%
201619.3%
201720.2%
201819.1%
201919.4%
202019.5%
202119.3%
202219.9%
202321.6%
202421.7%
202521.9%
Jobs (FTE)
827

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 827 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

827

8664330
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011678
2012735
2013817
2014800
2015810
2016808
2017811
2018796
2019855
2020848
2021856
2022866
2023854
2024827

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
20252026
Tax multiplier
202580%
202680%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%Tax year 2026

2026

96%

96480
20252026
Cantonal tax multiplier
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
French
Agglomeration
Fribourg
Labour market region
Fribourg
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020