Population
1'259↑3.2%
About Surpierre
City · Fribourg
Surpierre is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. In January 2005 Surpierre incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Praratoud, in January 2017 Surpierre incorporated Villeneuve and in January 2021 it incorporated Cheiry.
Population
1'259
Tax multiplier
89%
Surpierre in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.89%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'352↓1.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 49'550↓0.7%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
0.17%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture59%
- Forest33%
- Settlement7%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
16.1%↑11.1%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
588↑8.7%
Jobs (FTE)
146↑0.7%
85%
Housing market in Surpierre
The rental vacancy rate is 0.17%, 85% below the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 89%, 12% above the cantonal average (79 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'702, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Surpierre has 1'259 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
