Living in Galmiz

Galmiz is a small municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland, home to 749 people in the Bilingual cantons area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents749
Density83 per km²
Area9.0 km²
Tax, single, CHF 100k14.7%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.2%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m5.76‰
Hub airport77 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+21 km
Within 30 km914,300 people
Lake shore10 km (Lake Neuchâtel)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 500 m, height range 200 m
Nearest large lakeMURTENSEE, 2.4 km
Nearest major riverAare, 8.4 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with France34 km
Distance to Bern24 km
Within 10 km58,806 people
Winter daylight8 h 31 min, sunset 16:45

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How Galmiz 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 householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
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 seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner0#1,679 of 2,172#74 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
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)90
  • Flat land (terrain relief)87
  • Sea or lake shore86
  • Demographics80
  • Mobility and connectivity74
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)66
  • Affordability64
  • Green space61
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)61
  • Jobs and economy52
  • Education and family52
  • Safety and community50
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance45
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance45
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)39
  • Taxes and wealth37
  • Health and elderly36
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)29
  • Real estate20
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)12
  • Foundation12
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)11
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)9
  • Lifestyle and amenities2
  • 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

20196722019: 67220206792020: 67920217272021: 72720227492022: 749

+11.5% from 2019 to 2022. 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.