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La Brillaz

Get to know La Brillaz

La Brillaz is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

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It was created from the 2001 union of Lentigny, Lovens, and Onnens.

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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.

70%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture70%
  • Forest20%
  • Settlement10%
  • Other<1%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 5 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Gross asking rent

CHF 15.6

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

15.619.3

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.22%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.22%

31.50
20222026
Vacancy
20153.42%
20166.09%
20175.23%
20185.70%
20193.10%
20204.07%
20212.24%
20221.88%
20231.52%
20243.02%
20252.58%
20261.22%
Gross asking rentCHF 15.6/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 6'529/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings981Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 563 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings10During 2024
Primary residences93%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage95%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 28.2% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'239

2.2K1.1K0
20212025
Population
20101'746
20111'752
20121'777
20131'805
20141'863
20151'898
20161'983
20172'028
20182'046
20192'052
20202'080
20212'110
20222'118
20232'201
20242'208
20252'239
More about People
Population
2'239End of 2025

2025

2'239

2.2K1.1K0
20212025
Population
20101'746
20111'752
20121'777
20131'805
20141'863
20151'898
20161'983
20172'028
20182'046
20192'052
20202'080
20212'110
20222'118
20232'201
20242'208
20252'239
Foreign residents
15.3%End of 2025

2025

15.3%

15.37.70
20212025
Foreign residents
20109.2%
20119.8%
201210.3%
201310.2%
201411.2%
201511.1%
201612.4%
201713.5%
201813.8%
201913.1%
202013.1%
202113.1%
202212.4%
202313.7%
202414.3%
202515.3%
Jobs (FTE)
187

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 187 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

187

18793.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011162
2012164
2013159
2014154
2015154
2016163
2017152
2018151
2019159
2020153
2021164
2022172
2023179
2024187

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 15'149

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 15'149/ 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
85%Tax year 2026

2026

85%

8743.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
201091.4%
201191.4%
201291.4%
201391.4%
201491.4%
201591.4%
201691.4%
201791.4%
201891.4%
201991.4%
202089%
202183%
202287%
202387%
202487%
202585%
202685%
Median taxable income
CHF 52'839All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 52'839

53.4K26.7K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 50'500
2011CHF 51'600
2012CHF 50'150
2013CHF 50'500
2014CHF 51'200
2015CHF 50'150
2016CHF 49'650
2017CHF 51'700
2018CHF 52'100
2019CHF 53'350
2020CHF 53'305
2021CHF 52'640
2022CHF 52'839
Median net income
CHF 59'292As of 2022

2022

CHF 59'292

60.3K30.1K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 58'000
2011CHF 61'000
2012CHF 57'950
2013CHF 58'500
2014CHF 59'500
2015CHF 57'350
2016CHF 56'800
2017CHF 58'900
2018CHF 58'950
2019CHF 60'250
2020CHF 60'037
2021CHF 60'285
2022CHF 59'292
Paying direct federal tax73%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
Rural
Municipality type
Centrally located rural municipality
Language region
French
Labour market region
Fribourg
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020