Population
3'488↑1.0%
About Belfaux
Municipality · Fribourg
Belfaux is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former German name was Gumschen, but this is no longer in use.
Population
3'488
Tax multiplier
84%
Belfaux in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.84%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'676↑0.1%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'580↓1.4%
71%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
2.51%↑30.7%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture55%
- Forest30%
- Settlement13%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
35.4%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
+1% vs CH
Dwellings
1'474↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
635↑2.8%
93%
Housing market in Belfaux
The rental vacancy rate is 2.51%, 119% 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 60'748, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Belfaux has 3'488 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).