About Gumefens
Pont-en-Ogoz is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 1970 the village of Pont-en-Ogoz merged with Villars-d'Avry into the municipality of Le Bry. Then, in 2003 the municipalities of Le Bry, Avry-devant-Pont and Gumefens merged to form a bigger Pont-en-Ogoz.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 12.0 km²
Population
2'038residents
Median taxable income
CHF 67'522
Vacancy
0.91%
Foreign residents
16.4%
Dwellings
989
Jobs (FTE)
413
Tax multiplier
75%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Gumefens, 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
413 full-time-equivalent jobs across 98 businesses — services make up 72% of employment, industry 15% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
413FTE total
Primary12.3%
Secondary15.5%
Tertiary72.2%
Land use
14% built-up, 62% agricultural, 23% forest. Measured across 1'013 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement14.3%
Agriculture62.5%
Forest23.2%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 28.9%, ahead of FDP at 20.9%.
Source BFS
SVP28.9%+11.9 pp
FDP20.9%−2.5 pp
SP19.2%−4.0 pp
Mitte17.5%
Grüne9.0%−3.7 pp
GLP2.3%−1.5 pp
CSP
1.5%−0.9 pp
Others
0.4%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
86.3% of dwellings are primary residences; 13.7% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences86.3%
Second homes13.7%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.1°C with 962 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.5°C), coldest in January (0.4°C). Station: Fribourg / Grangeneuve, 651 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.1°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.1°C
Rain 962 mm
Fribourg / Grangeneuve · 651 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Payerne has risen by +1.8°C between the first 30 observed years (1965–1984) and the most recent (2006–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+1.8°C
mean 2006–2025 vs. 1965–1984
Payerne · 490 m.a.s.l. · 1965–2025
