Living in Les Charmettes, Fribourg
Les Charmettes is an area of Fribourg with about 3,635 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 95 out of 100 (excellent): better than 94% of Fribourg residents, ranked 1 of 11 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 3 min walk, large park 5 min walk
- Tree canopy: 33.6% tree canopy within 500 m
- Services on foot: food shop 5 min walk, pharmacy 10 min walk, doctor 13 min walk
Who Les Charmettes suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 78 · good | 2 of 11 |
| Family | 83 · excellent | 2 of 11 |
| Over 65 | 96 · excellent | 1 of 11 |
| Working from home | 82 · excellent | 1 of 11 |
| Commuter | 88 · excellent | 2 of 11 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 388 m | 5 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 775 m | 10 min walk |
| Doctor | 1,025 m | 13 min walk |
| Nursery school | 650 m | 8 min walk |
| Primary school | 650 m | 8 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 261 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,305 m | 16 min walk |
| Public green space | 205 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 377 m | 5 min walk |
| Playground | 663 m | 8 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 515 m | 6 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 33.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 8.5%)
- 6.4 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 39 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 24)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Les Charmettes
Boulevard de Pérolles · Chemin Guillaume-Ritter · Chemin Saint-Marc · Chemin de Lorette · Chemin de Lorette / Lorettoweg · Chemin de l'Abbaye · Chemin des Fougères · Chemin des Verdiers · Chemin du Breitfeld · Chemin du Musée · Impasse de la Butte · Impasse du Bois · Promenade de la Maigrauge · Promenade du Barrage · Route Albert-Gockel · Route Wilhelm-Kaiser · Route de Fribourg · Route de Marly · Route de la Fonderie · Route de la Pisciculture · Route des Cliniques · Route du Comptoir · Rue Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry · Rue Jacques-Gachoud · Rue Petermann-Aymon-de-Faucigny · Rue de l'Industrie · Rue des Charmettes · Rue du Botzet · Sentier Guillaume-Ritter · Sentier Jean-Schoch · Sentier du Bois-des-Morts
Nearby areas
- Pérolles 86
- Neuveville 75
- Auge 73
- Bluefactory 55
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources