Population
2'093↓1.7%
About Marsens
Municipality · Fribourg
Marsens is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2001 the former municipality of Vuippens merged into the municipality of Marsens.
Population
2'093
Tax multiplier
75%
Marsens in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.75%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'392↑0.1%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'507↑0.6%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
1.58%↓22.2%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture62%
- Forest25%
- Settlement13%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
17.3%↓2.5%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
886↓0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
784↑3.6%
90%
Housing market in Marsens
The rental vacancy rate is 1.58%, 38% above the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 75%, 5% below the cantonal average (79 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 66'353, 7% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Marsens has 2'093 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).