Vicinus

Fribourg · District de la Gruyère · BFS commune no. 2129[8]

Coat of arms of CorbièresCorbières

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 64’592per year, after tax, insurance and rent
Income tax[1]CHF 15’88815.9% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 549adult, per month
Rent, 2 rooms[4]≈ CHF 1’078per month, estimate
Residents[5]1’03714.7% foreign nationals
Language region[12]Frenchmajority main language
Nearest job hub[7]63 minto Fribourg

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Corbières ranks for your household →
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BotterensEcharlensHautevilleMarsensMorlonVal-de-Charmey BotterensHautevilleMarsensMorlonVal-de-Charmey Corbières

Corbières has 1’037 residents, making it the 88th largest of the 119 communes in the canton of Fribourg.

15% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 15’888 a year in income tax here, less than in 5 of its 6 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 Fribourg, about 63 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠[13]
1’750 h
Sunnier than 65% of Swiss communes
MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠[13]
340 h
More winter sun than 85% of communes
MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠[14]
11%
Less than in 60% of communes
BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠[14]
0%
Median: Fribourg 0%, Switzerland 0%
BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠[15]
5%
Median: Fribourg 5%, Switzerland 7%
BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

Income tax

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

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children4’767
9.5%
11’044
13.8%
15’888
15.9%
29’828
19.9%
47’224
23.6%
81’660
27.2%
Married, single income, no children2’046
4.1%
6’669
8.3%
10’241
10.2%
21’497
14.3%
36’792
18.4%
71’115
23.7%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’695
3.4%
6’196
7.7%
9’724
9.7%
20’451
13.6%
34’084
17.0%
67’644
22.5%
Married, single income, 2 children207
0.4%
3’207
4.0%
5’901
5.9%
16’520
11.0%
30’514
15.3%
64’257
21.4%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 96%, commune 73.5%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 9%, Roman Catholic 8%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

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

Rent

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

FlatCHF/monthBasis
2 rooms
single
≈ CHF 1’078Estimate
3 rooms
couple
≈ CHF 1’303Estimate
4 rooms
family
≈ CHF 1’571Estimate

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]

HubMinutes
Fribourg63
Bern97
Lausanne110
Renens120
Vevey122
Yverdon-les-Bains123
Morges124
Thun129

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[5]
Echarlens15’595549823
Corbières15’8885491’037
Marsens16’0135492’093
Hauteville16’239549750
Morlon16’792549790
Botterens16’850549748
Val-de-Charmey17’2525492’725

Population

Residents1’037[5]
Foreign nationals14.7%
Aged 0–1923.4%
Aged 20–6459.5%
Aged 65+17.1%
Area10.76 km²[6]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  10. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  11. Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  12. Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  13. Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  14. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Corbières COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.