About St. Ursen
St. Ursen 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.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 15.7 km²
Population
1'419residents
Median taxable income
CHF 64'333
Vacancy
1.54%
Foreign residents
11.8%
Dwellings
649
Jobs (FTE)
391
Tax multiplier
75%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of St. Ursen, 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
391 full-time-equivalent jobs across 110 businesses — services make up 47% of employment, industry 20% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
391FTE total
Primary32.5%
Secondary20.2%
Tertiary47.3%
Land use
8% built-up, 74% agricultural, 18% forest. Measured across 1'568 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement7.7%
Agriculture74.1%
Forest18.3%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 36.1%, ahead of Mitte at 24.7%.
Source BFS
SVP36.1%+10.6 pp
Mitte24.7%
Grüne12.2%−0.5 pp
SP10.3%−1.7 pp
FDP7.0%−2.2 pp
CSP
5.2%−0.5 pp
GLP3.4%−2.5 pp
Others
0.5%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
89.4% of dwellings are primary residences; 10.6% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences89.4%
Second homes10.6%
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 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
