Population
10'812↑1.8%
About Rueyres-les-Prés
City · Fribourg
Rueyres-les-Prés is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Rueyres-les-Prés, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.
Population
10'812
Tax multiplier
84%
Rueyres-les-Prés in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.84%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'695↑0.6%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'670
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
1.66%↑29.7%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture65%
- Forest17%
- Settlement16%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
23.9%↑1.8%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+9% vs CH
Dwellings
5'482↑3.2%
Jobs (FTE)
3'514↓1.0%
85%
Housing market in Rueyres-les-Prés
The rental vacancy rate is 1.66%, 45% above the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 84%, 6% above the cantonal average (79 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'937, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rueyres-les-Prés has 10'812 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
