Which municipality in canton Ticino lies highest?

Airolo is the highest municipality in canton Ticino, at 2'132 m above sea level (2023).

What elevation value does this figure refer to?

The settlement's point value from Wikidata (property P2044) — the elevation of the municipality's settlement point. It does not describe the lowest, mean or highest point of the municipal area.

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Ranking · Data 2023 · Source: BFS

The highest municipalities in canton Ticino (2023)

Name: Highest municipalities in canton Ticino (TI): full ranking (2023)
Creator: Wikidata

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Airolo is the highest municipality in canton Ticino: 2'132 m above sea level (2023). Next come Quinto (1'915 m) and Giornico (1'625 m). Source: Wikidata.

Ranking

Wikidata · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Elevation	Residents
1	Airolo	2'132 m	1'464
2	Quinto	1'915 m	943
3	Giornico	1'625 m	795
4	Bosco/Gurin	1'506 m	53
5	Campo (Vallemaggia)	1'405 m	49
6	Bedretto	1'402 m	101
7	Faido	1'352 m	2'753
8	Dalpe	1'192 m	181
9	Mergoscia	1'133 m	203
10	Isone	1'092 m	394
11	Lavertezzo	1'087 m	1'238
12	Prato	1'045 m	381
13	Bodio	995 m	899
14	Cerentino	981 m	38
15	Miglieglia	971 m	301
16	Blenio	902 m	1'706
17	Novaggio	833 m	835
18	Alto Malcantone	810 m	1'386
19	Onsernone	802 m	663
20	Cademario	792 m	793
21	Cevio	788 m	1'109
22	Acquarossa	748 m	1'823
23	Aranno	707 m	350
24	Lavizzara	702 m	487
25	Vernate	683 m	631
26	Linescio	668 m	42
27	Astano	631 m	315
28	Bedigliora	617 m	617
29	Arogno	606 m	955
30	Gordola	602 m	4'814
31	Minusio	600 m	7'365
32	Curio	569 m	594
33	Comano	559 m	2'183
34	Monteceneri	554 m	4'683
35	Brusino Arsizio	551 m	474
36	Tesserete	529 m	6'760
37	Verzasca	504 m	786
38	Brione sopra Minusio	486 m	442
39	Lumino	483 m	1'614
40	Porza	483 m	1'679
41	Collina d'Oro	469 m	4'893
42	Mezzovico-Vira	460 m	1'368
43	Origlio	452 m	1'529
44	Breggia	452 m	1'936
45	Orselina	449 m	699
46	Ponte Capriasca	447 m	1'926
47	Vico Morcote	442 m	407
48	Castel San Pietro	442 m	2'225
49	Savosa	437 m	2'245
50	Cureglia	435 m	1'489
51	Sorengo	430 m	2'139
52	Neggio	428 m	317
53	Torricella-Taverne	427 m	3'089
54	Canobbio	408 m	2'396
55	Losone	400 m	6'766
56	Tresa	393 m	3'129
57	Serravalle	389 m	2'066
58	Bedano	387 m	1'496
59	Gravesano	387 m	1'365
60	Pura	387 m	1'358
61	Bioggio	386 m	2'791
62	Maggia	372 m	2'688
63	Vezia	370 m	2'045
64	Vacallo	367 m	3'463
65	Centovalli	366 m	1'098
66	Muzzano	365 m	800
67	Mendrisio	359 m	15'068
68	Stabio	357 m	4'485
69	Ronco sopra Ascona	353 m	524
70	Massagno	352 m	6'676
71	Coldrerio	351 m	2'856
72	Balerna	350 m	3'335
73	Novazzano	345 m	2'344
74	Morbio Inferiore	342 m	4'419
75	Manno	341 m	1'340
76	Lamone	337 m	1'766
77	Paradiso	336 m	4'832
78	Personico	325 m	309
79	Cadempino	324 m	1'580
80	Grancia	320 m	455
81	Biasca	305 m	6'136
82	Pollegio	298 m	854
83	Cadenazzo	296 m	3'111
84	Avegno Gordevio	293 m	1'568
85	Caslano	291 m	4'363
86	Magliaso	287 m	1'621
87	Melide	287 m	1'783
88	Agno	286 m	4'536
89	Morcote	285 m	707
90	Lugano	283 m	63'495
91	Arbedo-Castione	278 m	5'108
92	Riviera	274 m	4'262
93	Bissone	273 m	955
94	Riva San Vitale	273 m	2'656
95	Terre di Pedemonte	245 m	2'673
96	Bellinzona	230 m	44'743
97	Chiasso	230 m	7'565
98	Sant'Antonino	226 m	2'646
99	Cugnasco-Gerra	225 m	2'862
100	Locarno	210 m	16'394
101	Tenero-Contra	209 m	3'397
102	Muralto	207 m	2'587
103	Ascona	199 m	5'381
104	Brissago	197 m	1'619
105	Gambarogno	196 m	5'086

How we measure this

Wikidata

Elevation in metres as a point value for the settlement (Wikidata property P2044), as of 2023. It is the elevation of the municipality's settlement point, not the minimum, mean or maximum terrain elevation across the whole municipal area.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Ticino lies highest?: Airolo is the highest municipality in canton Ticino, at 2'132 m above sea level (2023).
What elevation value does this figure refer to?: The settlement's point value from Wikidata (property P2044) — the elevation of the municipality's settlement point. It does not describe the lowest, mean or highest point of the municipal area.