Population
1'389↓2.1%
About St. Ursen
City · Fribourg
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.
Population
1'389
Tax multiplier
75%
St. Ursen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.75%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'553↑1.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 53'733↑6.6%
71%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
1.54%↓37.4%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture74%
- Forest18%
- Settlement8%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
11.1%↓6.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 6'809/ m²
−20% vs CH
Dwellings
649↓0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
285↑4.8%
89%
Property market in St. Ursen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.54%, 35% above the cantonal average (1.14 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 75%, 5% below the cantonal average (79 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'674, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). St. Ursen has 1'389 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
