Fribourg · District de la Glâne · BFS commune no. 2068^[8]

Châtonnaye

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 64’854per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’85016.9% of income

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

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

Residents^[5]85222.7% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]64 minto Fribourg

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Châtonnaye has 852 residents, making it the 94th largest of the 119 communes in the canton of Fribourg.

23% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 17% 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 16’850 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 5 neighbouring communes.

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 Fribourg, about 64 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	5’076 10.2%	11’732 14.7%	16’850 16.9%	31’511 21.0%	49’768 24.9%	85’740 28.6%
Married, single income, no children	2’180 4.4%	7’091 8.9%	10’870 10.9%	22’739 15.2%	38’752 19.4%	74’598 24.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’810 3.6%	6’601 8.3%	10’345 10.3%	21’681 14.5%	36’002 18.0%	71’049 23.7%
Married, single income, 2 children	221 0.4%	3’424 4.3%	6’301 6.3%	17’522 11.7%	32’216 16.1%	67’440 22.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 96%, commune 85%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 10%, Roman Catholic 10%.^[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
Fribourg	64
Yverdon-les-Bains	72
Lausanne	93
Renens	99
Bern	101
Neuchâtel	101
Morges	110
Vevey	116

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]
ValbroyeVD	16’188	631	3’409
VillarzelVD	16’488	631	521
TreyVD	16’697	631	305
Châtonnaye	16’850	549	852
Torny	16’850	549	1’112
Villaz	17’101	549	2’421

Population

Residents852^[5]

Foreign nationals22.7%

Aged 0–1919.3%

Aged 20–6464.2%

Aged 65+16.6%

Area6.31 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.

Coat of arms: Châtonnaye-coat of arms.svg, Manoillon, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.