Fribourg · District de la Broye · BFS commune no. 2008^[8]

Châtillon (FR)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 66’528per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 15’17615.2% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 549adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 976per month, estimate

Residents^[5]5498.0% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]66 minto Yverdon-les-Bains

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Châtillon (FR) ranks for your household →
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Châtillon (FR) has 549 residents, making it the 106th largest of the 119 communes in the canton of Fribourg.

8% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 15% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is younger than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 15’176 a year in income tax here, less than in any of its 3 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Fribourg.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 549 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Yverdon-les-Bains, about 66 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	4’539 9.1%	10’536 13.2%	15’176 15.2%	28’583 19.1%	45’344 22.7%	78’648 26.2%
Married, single income, no children	1’947 3.9%	6’357 7.9%	9’777 9.8%	20’579 13.7%	35’344 17.7%	68’541 22.8%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’610 3.2%	5’896 7.4%	9’266 9.3%	19’541 13.0%	32’668 16.3%	65’127 21.7%
Married, single income, 2 children	196 0.4%	3’046 3.8%	5’605 5.6%	15’779 10.5%	29’258 14.6%	61’902 20.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 96%, commune 65%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 9%, Roman Catholic 8.5%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Fribourg.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 513	CHF 549
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 124	CHF 138

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 976	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’211	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’415	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Yverdon-les-Bains	66
Fribourg	88
Neuchâtel	94
Renens	107
Lausanne	108
Biel/Bienne	112
Morges	121
Vevey	131

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Châtillon (FR)	15’176	549	549
Cheyres-Châbles	15’595	549	2’545
Estavayer	16’766	549	10’812
Lully (FR)	16’850	549	1’239

Population

Residents549^[5]

Foreign nationals8.0%

Aged 0–1924.4%

Aged 20–6460.3%

Aged 65+15.3%

Area1.28 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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