Population
9'525↓0.3%
About Salvenach
City · Fribourg
Salvenach is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten.
Population
9'525
Tax multiplier
62%
Salvenach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.62%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'847↑0.8%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'138↑0.3%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
0.70%↓35.2%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture62%
- Forest23%
- Settlement14%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
20.5%↑0.9%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
+1% vs CH
Dwellings
4'857↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
4'157↓0.8%
87%
Housing market in Salvenach
The rental vacancy rate is 0.70%, 39% below the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 62%, 22% below the cantonal average (79 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 61'244, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Salvenach has 9'525 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
