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Tafers

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Tafers is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

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It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of St. Antoni and Alterswil merged into the municipality of Tafers.

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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.

71%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture71%
  • Forest19%
  • Settlement10%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 10 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 16

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

14.616.4

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.77%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.77%

1.50.70
20222026
Vacancy
20151.29%
20161.44%
20171.85%
20181.45%
20191.68%
20202.99%
20211.57%
20221.46%
20231.15%
20241.02%
20251.09%
20260.77%
Net asking rentCHF 16/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 19.4/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 6'852/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings3'779Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 2'101 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings40During 2024
Primary residences91%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 19.8% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

8'030

8K4K0
20212025
Population
20106'705
20116'892
20127'016
20137'056
20147'223
20157'347
20167'411
20177'422
20187'554
20197'639
20207'643
20217'719
20227'805
20237'900
20248'026
20258'030
More about People
Population
8'030End of 2025

2025

8'030

8K4K0
20212025
Population
20106'705
20116'892
20127'016
20137'056
20147'223
20157'347
20167'411
20177'422
20187'554
20197'639
20207'643
20217'719
20227'805
20237'900
20248'026
20258'030
Foreign residents
14.5%End of 2025

2025

14.5%

14.57.30
20212025
Foreign residents
20107.0%
20117.4%
20127.9%
20138.2%
20149.2%
20159.8%
201610.1%
201710.8%
201811.5%
201911.8%
202012.0%
202112.2%
202212.6%
202313.4%
202414.1%
202514.5%
Jobs (FTE)
2'277

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 2'277 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

2'277

2.3K1.1K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20111'971
20121'996
20132'049
20142'060
20152'109
20162'065
20172'051
20182'159
20192'204
20202'169
20212'116
20222'189
20232'244
20242'277

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 14'312

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 14'312/ 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
75%Tax year 2026

2026

75%

7537.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
201078%
201175%
201275%
201375%
201475%
201575%
201675%
201775%
201875%
201975%
202075%
202175%
202275%
202375%
202475%
202575%
202675%
Median taxable income
CHF 50'174All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 50'174

50.2K25.1K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 45'900
2011CHF 46'500
2012CHF 46'500
2013CHF 46'600
2014CHF 46'800
2015CHF 46'100
2016CHF 47'900
2017CHF 49'250
2018CHF 50'200
2019CHF 49'350
2020CHF 50'164
2021CHF 49'857
2022CHF 50'174
Median net income
CHF 55'675As of 2022

2022

CHF 55'675

56.2K28.1K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 51'800
2011CHF 52'000
2012CHF 52'600
2013CHF 51'800
2014CHF 53'100
2015CHF 52'500
2016CHF 54'000
2017CHF 55'000
2018CHF 56'100
2019CHF 55'600
2020CHF 56'155
2021CHF 55'978
2022CHF 55'675
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
Rural
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of low density
Language region
German
Labour market region
Fribourg
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020