Population
2'674↓0.7%
About Hauterive (FR)
Municipality · Fribourg
Hauterive is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created from the union in 2001 of the villages of Posieux and Ecuvillens.
Population
2'674
Tax multiplier
74%
Hauterive (FR) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.74%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'017↑2.8%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'690↑2.3%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
2.50%↓7.4%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture51%
- Forest30%
- Settlement17%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
17.9%↑4.9%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+10% vs CH
Dwellings
1'160↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
953↓1.1%
92%
Housing market in Hauterive (FR)
The rental vacancy rate is 2.50%, 119% above the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 74%, 7% below the cantonal average (79 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'235, 4% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Hauterive (FR) has 2'674 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
