Living inlebenin.ch
ENDEFRIT

Living in Murten 2027FR

Electricity and health insurance in Murten, from the official 2027 figures. Last updated .

Rank =2 of 119 in FR · cheapest provider5.5% below the median

Electricity (H4) 25.03–27.04 cents/kWh, depending on the area and the provider

H4 price comparison

Murtenfrom 25.03 cents/kWh
Canton of Fribourg26.53 cents/kWh
Switzerland27.12 cents/kWh
Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/year

25.03–27.04 cents/kWh

depending on the area and the provider

2 providers
  • Industrielle Betriebe Murten25.03 cents/kWh▼ 7.1%
  • Groupe E SA27.04 cents/kWh▼ 2.9%
  • Difference of up to 2.01 cents/kWh (+8%)

2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/year29.51–32.70 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Industrielle Betriebe Murten29.51 cents/kWh▼ 7.2%
  • Groupe E SA32.70 cents/kWh▼ 1.3%
  • Difference of up to 3.19 cents/kWh (+11%)

4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/year27.01–29.52 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Industrielle Betriebe Murten27.01 cents/kWh▼ 7.0%
  • Groupe E SA29.52 cents/kWh▼ 2.1%
  • Difference of up to 2.51 cents/kWh (+9%)

4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/year25.00–25.28 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Industrielle Betriebe Murten25.00 cents/kWh▲ 1.1%
  • Groupe E SA25.28 cents/kWh▼ 3.3%
  • Difference of up to 0.28 cents/kWh (+1%)

5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/year24.00–24.29 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Industrielle Betriebe Murten24.00 cents/kWh≈ unchanged
  • Groupe E SA24.29 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%
  • Difference of up to 0.28 cents/kWh (+1%)

5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/year21.07–23.30 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Groupe E SA21.07 cents/kWh▼ 4.8%
  • Industrielle Betriebe Murten23.30 cents/kWh▲ 12.3%
  • Difference of up to 2.23 cents/kWh (+11%)

5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/year23.47–23.60 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Groupe E SA23.47 cents/kWh▼ 3.9%
  • Industrielle Betriebe Murten23.60 cents/kWh▼ 0.9%
  • Difference of up to 0.13 cents/kWh (+1%)

large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/year24.05–25.99 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Industrielle Betriebe Murten24.05 cents/kWh▼ 7.4%
  • Groupe E SA25.99 cents/kWh▼ 3.3%
  • Difference of up to 1.94 cents/kWh (+8%)
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 479.50 CHF/month▲ 6.6%
  • Adults, on average584.43 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
  • Young adultsfrom 354.10 CHF/month▲ 7.8%
  • Young adults, on average442.91 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
  • Childrenfrom 107.50 CHF/month▲ 8.6%
  • Children, on average143.67 CHF/month▲ 3.8%

Premium region 2: 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

  • Residents9,525
  • Foreign share20.5%
  • Ages 0–191,884 · 19.8%
  • Ages 20–645,517 · 57.9%
  • Ages 65 and over2,124 · 22.3%
  • Residents per km²261.6

The area used for density includes lakes.

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

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

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Murten, the comparisons look like this.

Murten is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement.

Of working age in Murten: 57.9%, young: 19.8%, older: 22.3%.

Murten has 9,525 residents, 261.6 per square kilometre.

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

All municipalities in the canton Fribourg · Electricity ranking

Questions

What do population, geography and climate say about Murten?

Murten is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement. Of working age in Murten: 57.9%, young: 19.8%, older: 22.3%. Murten has 9,525 residents, 261.6 per square kilometre.

Border neighbours

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

Same premium region