The commercial register lists 430 active companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Fribourg, placing Fribourg 11th nationally for this sector (3 % of the national total). 164 of them (38 %) are VAT-registered, and 140 (33 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Arts, culture and leisure: gyms, clubs, festivals, galleries, studios. A sector of small structures and associations, where the registered companies are the most professionalised and therefore the most worth approaching.
This sector accounts for 2 % of companies classified in the canton of Fribourg, against 2 % across Switzerland. 4 companies in arts, culture and leisure were registered in the canton of Fribourg over the past 30 days, 10 over 90 days.
Fribourg is a bilingual canton with a diversified economy: food and beverages (cheese, chocolate, brewing), industry and logistics along the A12, a university and higher-education institutions in the city, and a strong fabric of construction and crafts SMEs across the districts. Population growth feeds a steady flow of new registrations.
Of these 430 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (33 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (31 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (19 %). 68 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 35 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (37 a year): a steady pace of registration.
Share capital is known for 222 companies (52 %): CHF 50 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 81 of them (36 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
164 companies (38 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 430 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 101 publish a general phone or email, 125 have a website verified by ciblr, and 9 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 10 new registrations, 2 changes of directors, 3 relocations of seat, 4 other amendments, 6 liquidations or deletions.
430 companies in arts, culture and leisure are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Fribourg, or 3 % of the 13 116 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
164 of these companies (38 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 872 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.
Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.
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The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.