Population
3'729↑1.0%
About Plaffeien
City · Fribourg
Plaffeien 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.
Population
3'729
Tax multiplier
92%
Plaffeien in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.92%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'592↑2.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'897↑1.3%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
0.67%↓38.0%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture48%
- Forest39%
- Other8%
- Settlement4%
Foreign residents
9.8%↑6.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 6'909/ m²
−19% vs CH
Dwellings
2'239↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'182↓1.8%
79%
Property market in Plaffeien
The rental vacancy rate is 0.67%, 41% below the cantonal average (1.14 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 92%, 16% above the cantonal average (79 %). Median taxable income is CHF 52'112, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Plaffeien has 3'729 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).