Living in Echarlens

Echarlens is a small municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland, home to 839 people in the Bilingual cantons area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are rural value seekers (top 46%, #558 of 1,224), nature lovers (top 77%, #1,208 of 1,577).

Residents839
Density180 per km²
Area4.7 km²
5-year growth+4.4%
Tax, single, CHF 100k14.6%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.2%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m5.70‰
Hub airport87 km (Geneva International)
Nearest city of 100k+37 km
Within 30 km466,900 people
Lake shore26 km (Lake Geneva)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 950 m, height range 560 m
Main railway line11.6 km
Border with France34 km
Distance to Bern42 km
Within 10 km63,796 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 33 min, sunset 16:47

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How Echarlens ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Fribourg
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused household52#1,208 of 1,577#84 of 94Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seeker48#558 of 1,224#61 of 70Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner8#1,461 of 2,172#52 of 128Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Demographics75
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)72
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Mobility and connectivity63
  • Green space59
  • Sea or lake shore59
  • Safety and community57
  • Education and family55
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)54
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)54
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Affordability50
  • Jobs and economy50
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)49
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)47
  • Real estate45
  • Taxes and wealth39
  • Flat land (terrain relief)38
  • Health and elderly37
  • Lifestyle and amenities32
  • Foundation27
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)21
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance21
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance21
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)19
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)13
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20198042019: 80420208402020: 84020218292021: 82920228472022: 84720238622023: 86220248392024: 839

+4.4% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.