Fribourg: facts

At a glance

• Country: Switzerland
• Region: Fribourg
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 38,365
• Coordinates: 46.8024° N, 7.1513° E
• Time zone: Europe/Zurich (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Franc (CHF)
• Distance to the capital, Bern: 28 km (17 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bern Airport (BRN): 29 km (18 mi), straight line
• EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL, France): 93 km (58 mi), straight line
• Geneva International Airport (GVA): 101 km (63 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Marly: 3.1 km (1.9 mi)
• Matran: 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
• Tafers: 5.3 km (3.3 mi)
• Kleinboesingen: 11 km (7 mi)
• Pont-la-Ville: 12 km (7 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bern, 28 km (17 mi)