About Tafers
Tafers 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. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of St. Antoni and Alterswil merged into the municipality of Tafers.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 41.4 km²
Population
8'026residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'046
Vacancy
1.09%
Foreign residents
14.1%
Dwellings
3'761
Jobs (FTE)
3'076
Tax multiplier
75%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Tafers, 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
3'076 full-time-equivalent jobs across 534 businesses — services make up 67% of employment, industry 22% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
3'076FTE total
Primary10.9%
Secondary21.7%
Tertiary67.4%
Land use
10% built-up, 71% agricultural, 19% forest. Measured across 4'139 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement10.0%
Agriculture71.2%
Forest18.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 29.6%, ahead of Mitte at 28.2%.
Source BFS
SVP29.6%+3.1 pp
Mitte28.2%
SP14.3%−1.6 pp
Grüne12.1%−0.3 pp
GLP5.2%+0.9 pp
FDP4.8%−3.3 pp
CSP
4.4%+0.7 pp
Others
0.9%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
91.4% of dwellings are primary residences; 8.6% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences91.4%
Second homes8.6%
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
