Population
8'030
About Alterswil FR
City · Fribourg
Alterswil is a former 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.
Population
8'030
Tax multiplier
75%
Alterswil FR in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.75%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'174↑0.6%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'675↓0.5%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
1.09%↑6.9%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture71%
- Forest19%
- Settlement10%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
14.5%↑3.3%
Below average in canton
Median rent
CHF 16/ m²
−11% vs CH
Dwellings
3'761↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
2'277↑1.5%
91%
46%
Fibre
Housing market in Alterswil FR
The rental vacancy rate is 1.09%, 5% below the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 75%, 5% below the cantonal average (79 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'331, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Alterswil FR has 8'030 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
