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Fribourg
Fribourg · Switzerland
City population
38,365
#14
in Switzerland
#1
in Fribourg
#14,484
worldwide
46.802, 7.151 · 28 km from Bern
About Fribourg
Fribourg is a city in Fribourg, Switzerland with a population of 38,365. It is the 14th largest of the 73 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Switzerland, and the 14,484th largest worldwide. It lies 28 km from Bern.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Fribourg
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
610 m
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
46.802, 7.151
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
All 73 in SwitzerlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.