The canton of Fribourg in figures
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Setup costs
At 15.80 CHF/m²/month (FSO 2024), a 90 m² retail space costs around 1’422 CHF per month excluding charges. The canton’s average municipal tax multiplier is 79.7 % (2025) — it varies widely between municipalities, and that gap feeds straight through to the bottom line. It is not comparable across cantons: each canton applies its multiplier to its own tax base.
Snapshot of 17 July 2026: 231 commercial spaces were advertised for rent in the canton of Fribourg.
Footfall and access
The canton’s busiest railway stations are Fribourg/Freiburg (30’800), Romont FR (5’700), Düdingen (3’700) (passengers per day, SBB 2025). Station footfall is a good proxy for a town-centre shop; SBLA additionally measures public-transport quality (ARE classes) and road traffic (ASTRA) at the analysed address.
The canton recorded 1’803 new dwellings in 2023 — a growth signal for the resident customer base.
Where to open in the canton of Fribourg?
The most populous municipalities offer the largest catchment — and the densest competition. Start the analysis directly on one of them:
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How it works
You enter an address
The exact address of the space and the intended activity — not just a municipality.
SBLA combines the data
Population hectare by hectare, competition, transport, rents, taxation: some thirty official, dated indicators.
You get a verdict
A 0–100 viability score, a competition map and a report you can export as PDF.
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The analysis is free and takes under a minute.
Sources and vintages
Population and age: STATPOP 2024 (FSO). Taxable income: FTA 2022. Businesses: STATENT 2023 (FSO). Jobs by branch: STATENT (FSO). Rents: FSO 2024. Municipal taxation: FTA 2025. Population projections: FSO, reference scenario. Station footfall: SBB 2025. Household budget: FSO 2023. Every figure on this page is recomputed at each publication.