Map of Fribourg, Switzerland

Fribourg is the administrative centre of Fribourg, Switzerland, with a population of about 38,365. It lies at 46.8024°N, 7.1513°E, about 610 m above sea level. Fribourg is about 28 km (17 mi) southwest of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Köniz, 24 km to the northeast.

Fribourg at a glance

Where is Fribourg?

• The 14th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 32 min on the shortest day to 15 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Fribourg

• Köniz — 24 km northeast
• Neuchâtel — 27 km northwest
• Bern — 28 km northeast
• Thun — 36 km east
• Biel/Bienne — 38 km north
• La Chaux-de-Fonds — 41 km northwest
• Lausanne — 51 km southwest
• Sitten — 66 km south
• Basel — 90 km north
• Lucerne — 92 km east

Largest cities in Switzerland

• Zürich — 415,367
• Geneva — 201,741
• Basel — 177,595
• Lausanne — 139,111
• Bern — 121,631
• Winterthur — 111,840
• Lucerne — 81,691
• Sankt Gallen — 75,833
• Lugano — 63,185
• Biel/Bienne — 55,120

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.