Population
2'489↑2.8%
About Ependes FR
City · Fribourg
Épendes is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former German name was Spinz. In 1977, the former municipality of Sales merged into Épendes. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Arconciel, Ependes and Senèdes merged to form the new municipality of Bois-d'Amont.
Population
2'489
Tax multiplier
85%
Ependes FR in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.85%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'646↑1.2%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'755↓0.4%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
0.59%↓14.5%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture62%
- Forest27%
- Settlement10%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
16.9%↑2.4%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'017↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
286↑0.4%
93%
Housing market in Ependes FR
The rental vacancy rate is 0.59%, 48% below the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 85%, 7% above the cantonal average (79 %). Median taxable income is CHF 63'819, 3% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Ependes FR has 2'489 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
