About Ried bei Kerzers
Ried bei Kerzers is a municipality in the district of See, within the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 7.5 km²
Population
1'237residents
Median taxable income
CHF 66'883
Vacancy
0.66%
Foreign residents
16.8%
Dwellings
606
Jobs (FTE)
728
Tax multiplier
73%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Ried bei Kerzers, 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
728 full-time-equivalent jobs across 84 businesses — services make up 31% of employment, industry 19% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
728FTE total
Primary49.6%
Secondary19.1%
Tertiary31.3%
Land use
15% built-up, 77% agricultural, 7% forest. Measured across 754 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement14.8%
Agriculture77.7%
Forest7.5%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 41.6%, ahead of FDP at 19.4%.
Source BFS
SVP41.6%+2.1 pp
FDP19.4%−3.6 pp
Mitte14.4%
SP8.5%−3.2 pp
GLP5.7%−1.8 pp
Grüne5.4%−1.1 pp
EVP1.9%+1.2 pp
Others
2.6%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
91.3% of dwellings are primary residences; 8.7% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences91.3%
Second homes8.7%
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Chaumont 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
Chaumont · 1136 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
