Population
8'931↑1.7%
About Châtel-St-Denis
City · Fribourg
Châtel-Saint-Denis is a municipality and district capital of the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Population
8'931
Tax multiplier
84%
Châtel-St-Denis in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.84%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'619↑0.7%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'986↑0.6%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
0.11%↓90.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture45%
- Forest42%
- Settlement8%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
32.6%↑0.8%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+7% vs CH
Dwellings
4'545↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
3'109↓2.4%
87%
13%
Fibre
Housing market in Châtel-St-Denis
The rental vacancy rate is 0.11%, 90% below the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 84%, 6% above the cantonal average (79 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'841, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Châtel-St-Denis has 8'931 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
