About Giffers
Giffers is a municipality in the district of Sense in 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
- 5.2 km²
Population
1'703residents
Median taxable income
CHF 64'480
Vacancy
0.48%
Foreign residents
11.2%
Dwellings
833
Jobs (FTE)
409
Tax multiplier
86%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Giffers, 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
409 full-time-equivalent jobs across 109 businesses — services make up 77% of employment, industry 12% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
409FTE total
Primary11.0%
Secondary12.5%
Tertiary76.5%
Land use
16% built-up, 62% agricultural, 20% forest. Measured across 521 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement16.3%
Agriculture63.2%
Forest20.5%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 38.7%, ahead of Mitte at 19.3%.
Source BFS
SVP38.7%+4.8 pp
Mitte19.3%
SP15.1%−3.7 pp
FDP10.6%+1.6 pp
Grüne9.4%+2.2 pp
GLP4.2%−3.7 pp
CSP
2.0%±0 pp
Others
0.2%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
88.9% of dwellings are primary residences; 11.1% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences88.9%
Second homes11.1%
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
