Population
4'303↑0.4%
About Schmitten FR
City · Fribourg
Schmitten is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.
Population
4'303
Tax multiplier
77%
Schmitten FR in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.77%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'328↑2.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'975↑2.2%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
0.67%↓6.9%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture70%
- Settlement15%
- Forest14%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
13.3%↑2.6%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−4% vs CH
Dwellings
1'940↓0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'050↓5.3%
94%
Housing market in Schmitten FR
The rental vacancy rate is 0.67%, 41% below the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 77%, 3% below the cantonal average (79 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 61'382, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Schmitten FR has 4'303 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
