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Villaz

Get to know Villaz

Villaz is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

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On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities of Villaz-Saint-Pierre and La Folliaz merged to form the new municipality of Villaz.

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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.

69%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture69%
  • Forest20%
  • Settlement10%
  • Water<1%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 1'090 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rentHomes to buy

1'090

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.64%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.64%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20150.56%
20161.27%
20171.52%
20181.19%
20191.28%
20201.85%
20210.97%
20220.38%
20230.09%
20240.28%
20250.09%
20260.64%
Asking priceCHF 6'528/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'090Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 616 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings22During 2024
Primary residences89%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage13%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 29.5% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'421

2.4K1.2K0
20212025
Population
20101'869
20111'911
20122'000
20132'124
20142'134
20152'186
20162'256
20172'312
20182'287
20192'303
20202'310
20212'305
20222'345
20232'347
20242'409
20252'421
More about People
Population
2'421End of 2025

2025

2'421

2.4K1.2K0
20212025
Population
20101'869
20111'911
20122'000
20132'124
20142'134
20152'186
20162'256
20172'312
20182'287
20192'303
20202'310
20212'305
20222'345
20232'347
20242'409
20252'421
Foreign residents
19.7%End of 2025

2025

19.7%

19.79.90
20212025
Foreign residents
20109.3%
201110.8%
201211.6%
201313.6%
201412.7%
201513.5%
201615.5%
201716.6%
201816.7%
201917.0%
202016.9%
202116.0%
202216.7%
202318.8%
202419.2%
202519.7%
Jobs (FTE)
657

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 657 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

657

657328.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011556
2012565
2013538
2014536
2015524
2016528
2017502
2018526
2019529
2020544
2021598
2022602
2023629
2024657

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 15'400

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 15'400/ 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
88%Tax year 2026

2026

88%

88440
20222026
Tax multiplier
202085%
202185%
202285%
202385%
202485%
202585%
202688%
Median taxable income
CHF 49'042All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 49'042

50.5K25.3K0
20202022
Median taxable income
2020CHF 48'758
2021CHF 50'545
2022CHF 49'042
Median net income
CHF 54'525As of 2022

2022

CHF 54'525

55.9K28K0
20202022
Median net income
2020CHF 54'263
2021CHF 55'922
2022CHF 54'525
Paying direct federal tax73%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%Tax year 2026

2026

96%

96480
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
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