About 1718 Rechthalten
Rechthalten is a municipality in the district of Sense, in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was known in French as Dirlaret, but this name is no longer used. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 7.3 km²
Population
1'165residents
Median taxable income
CHF 64'096
Vacancy
0.51%
Foreign residents
6.2%
Dwellings
588
Jobs (FTE)
204
Tax multiplier
86%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 1718 Rechthalten, 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
204 full-time-equivalent jobs across 78 businesses — services make up 48% of employment, industry 22% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
204FTE total
Primary30.9%
Secondary21.6%
Tertiary47.5%
Land use
9% built-up, 72% agricultural, 19% forest. Measured across 729 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement8.6%
Agriculture72.7%
Forest18.7%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 38.7%, ahead of Mitte at 30.6%.
Source BFS
SVP38.7%+8.4 pp
Mitte30.6%
Grüne8.5%−1.7 pp
SP8.3%−3.5 pp
FDP6.6%−1.9 pp
CSP
3.5%+1.2 pp
GLP3.1%−0.9 pp
Others
0.4%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
91.5% of dwellings are primary residences; 8.5% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences91.5%
Second homes8.5%
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 Château-d'Oex has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1879–1922) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.4°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1879–1922
Château-d'Oex · 1028 m.a.s.l. · 1879–2025
