About Les Montets
Les Montets is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was created through the merger of Aumont, Frasses, Granges-de-Vesin and Montet.
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Area
- 10.3 km²
Population
1'572residents
Median taxable income
CHF 64'019
Vacancy
2.79%
Foreign residents
17.7%
Dwellings
753
Jobs (FTE)
322
Tax multiplier
77%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Les Montets, 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
322 full-time-equivalent jobs across 92 businesses — services make up 36% of employment, industry 48% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
322FTE total
Primary16.5%
Secondary47.8%
Tertiary35.7%
Land use
12% built-up, 59% agricultural, 29% forest. Measured across 1'031 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement12.0%
Agriculture59.3%
Forest28.8%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 28.3%, ahead of Mitte at 20.0%.
Source BFS
SVP28.3%+5.0 pp
Mitte20.0%
FDP18.8%−7.2 pp
SP18.1%+2.7 pp
Grüne5.9%−4.2 pp
EDU2.9%+1.2 pp
CSP
2.3%−0.1 pp
Others
3.6%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
87.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 12.2% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences87.8%
Second homes12.2%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.8°C with 854 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.3°C), coldest in January (0.9°C). Station: Payerne, 490 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.8°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.8°C
Rain 854 mm
Sun ≈153 days
Payerne · 490 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
