About Schmitten (FR)
Schmitten is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 13.5 km²
Population
4'285residents
Median taxable income
CHF 68'287
Vacancy
0.67%
Foreign residents
13.0%
Dwellings
1'940
Jobs (FTE)
1'569
Tax multiplier
77%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Schmitten (FR), coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
1'569 full-time-equivalent jobs across 232 businesses — services make up 58% of employment, industry 36% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
1'569FTE total
Primary6.1%
Secondary36.3%
Tertiary57.7%
Land use
15% built-up, 70% agricultural, 14% forest. Measured across 1'350 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement14.9%
Agriculture70.7%
Forest14.4%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 25.6%, ahead of Mitte at 22.8%.
Source BFS
SVP25.6%+5.1 pp
Mitte22.8%
SP17.2%−2.2 pp
Grüne11.7%−1.3 pp
FDP8.1%−0.1 pp
CSP
8.1%+3.3 pp
GLP4.7%−0.3 pp
Others
1.4%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
93.5% of dwellings are primary residences; 6.5% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences93.5%
Second homes6.5%
Climate data
Annual mean 7.4°C with 1'200 mm of rain. Warmest in July (16.1°C), coldest in January (-0.4°C). Station: Plaffeien, 1042 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
7.4°C
Annual mean
Mean 7.4°C
Rain 1200 mm
Sun ≈153 days
Plaffeien · 1042 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Bern / Zollikofen has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
