Living in Chénens: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 26.48 cents/kWh, 2.3% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Chénens

26.48 cents/kWh

Canton of Fribourg

26.53 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

Groupe E SA

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh
32.14 cents/kWh▼ 1.3%	28.96 cents/kWh▼ 2.1%	24.72 cents/kWh▼ 3.3%	26.48 cents/kWh▼ 2.9%	23.73 cents/kWh▼ 3.7%	20.51 cents/kWh▼ 4.9%	22.91 cents/kWh▼ 4.0%	25.43 cents/kWh▼ 3.3%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage9.19 cents/kWh
Energy13.15 cents/kWh
Levies0.00 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge36 CHF/year

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

Health insurance 2027

Adultsfrom 513.20 CHF/month▲ 2.4%
Adults, on average633.97 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Young adultsfrom 374.60 CHF/month▲ 2.5%
Young adults, on average479.77 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Childrenfrom 119.60 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
Children, on average156.11 CHF/month▲ 4.2%

Premium region 1: all municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents908
Foreign share20.6%
Ages 0–19246 · 27.1%
Ages 20–64553 · 60.9%
Ages 65 and over109 · 12.0%
Residents per km²230.5

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude637–776 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature8.9 °C
Annual precipitation1,096 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours44.3%
Frost days86.5
Days of 30 °C or more11.3
Reference stationPayerne, 8.7 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Chénens, the comparisons look like this.

Chénens includes no lake area.

District de la Sarine: Chénens is the cheapest, rank 1 of 25, 26.48 cents/kWh, profile H4.

The premium in Chénens is higher: now 633.97 CHF/month, previously 609.41 CHF/month, a difference of 4.0%.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D

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Questions

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