Population
2'545↑2.3%
About Cheyres
City · Fribourg
Cheyres is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Cheyres and Châbles merged into the new municipality of Cheyres-Châbles.
Population
2'545
Tax multiplier
70%
Cheyres in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.70%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'116↑1.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'746↓1.2%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
1.61%↑312.8%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture44%
- Forest33%
- Settlement14%
- Other8%
Foreign residents
14.6%↓2.8%
Below average in canton
Median price
CHF 9'250/ m²
+9% vs CH
Dwellings
1'304↑1.7%
Jobs (FTE)
274↓7.4%
77%
Property market in Cheyres
The rental vacancy rate is 1.61%, 41% above the cantonal average (1.14 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 70%, 12% below the cantonal average (79 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 62'068, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Cheyres has 2'545 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).