Fribourg · District de la Broye · BFS commune no. 2043^[8]

Sévaz

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 67’783per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’92113.9% of income

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

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

Residents^[5]32419.1% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]71 minto Yverdon-les-Bains

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Sévaz ranks for your household →
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Sévaz has 324 residents, making it the 113th largest of the 119 communes in the canton of Fribourg.

19% 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 13’921 a year in income tax here, less than in any of its 2 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 71 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’830 h; Sunnier than 80% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 250 h; Less winter sun than 55% 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]: 2%; Less than in 85% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0.1%; More than in 70% of communes; 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]: 4%; 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]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	4’135 8.3%	9’638 12.0%	13’921 13.9%	26’388 17.6%	42’028 21.0%	73’326 24.4%
Married, single income, no children	1’772 3.5%	5’807 7.3%	8’958 9.0%	18’960 12.6%	32’790 16.4%	63’999 21.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’460 2.9%	5’368 6.7%	8’456 8.5%	17’936 12.0%	30’166 15.1%	60’684 20.2%
Married, single income, 2 children	178 0.4%	2’762 3.5%	5’083 5.1%	14’471 9.6%	27’040 13.5%	57’747 19.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 96%, commune 50%. 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	71
Fribourg	83
Neuchâtel	100
Lausanne	106
Renens	106
Biel/Bienne	118
Morges	119
Bern	127

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]
Sévaz	13’921	549	324
Les Montets	16’214	549	1’587
Estavayer	16’766	549	10’812

Population

Residents324^[5]

Foreign nationals19.1%

Aged 0–1917.0%

Aged 20–6468.5%

Aged 65+14.5%

Area2.5 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.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
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.
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.
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 Sévaz COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.