Is water area included in the municipal area?

Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.

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Ranking · Data 2023 · Source: BFS

The largest municipalities by area in canton Ticino (2023)

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Verzasca is the largest municipality by area in canton Ticino: 218.5 km² (2023). Next come Blenio (202 km²) and Lavizzara (187.5 km²). Source: swisstopo.

Ranking

swisstopo · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Area	Residents
1	Verzasca	218.5 km²	786
2	Blenio	202 km²	1'706
3	Lavizzara	187.5 km²	487
4	Bellinzona	164.2 km²	44'743
5	Cevio	151.3 km²	1'109
6	Faido	132.6 km²	2'753
7	Maggia	111.2 km²	2'688
8	Onsernone	105.4 km²	663
9	Serravalle	96.8 km²	2'066
10	Airolo	94.4 km²	1'464
11	Riviera	86.5 km²	4'262
12	Lugano	86.2 km²	63'495
13	Bedretto	75.2 km²	101
14	Quinto	75.2 km²	943
15	Gambarogno	65.4 km²	5'086
16	Acquarossa	61.8 km²	1'823
17	Biasca	59.1 km²	6'136
18	Centovalli	53.4 km²	1'098
19	Campo (Vallemaggia)	43.3 km²	49
20	Personico	38.9 km²	309
21	Tesserete	36.4 km²	6'760
22	Monteceneri	36.1 km²	4'683
23	Mendrisio	32.1 km²	15'068
24	Avegno Gordevio	27.3 km²	1'568
25	Breggia	25.5 km²	1'936
26	Locarno	24.6 km²	16'394
27	Brissago	23.8 km²	1'619
28	Alto Malcantone	22.1 km²	1'386
29	Bosco/Gurin	22 km²	53
30	Arbedo-Castione	21.4 km²	5'108
31	Cerentino	20.1 km²	38
32	Giornico	19.5 km²	795
33	Cugnasco-Gerra	18.2 km²	2'862
34	Prato	16.8 km²	381
35	Dalpe	14.6 km²	181
36	Isone	12.8 km²	394
37	Val Mara	12.5 km²	3'001
38	Ascona	12.2 km²	5'381
39	Mergoscia	12.2 km²	203
40	Castel San Pietro	11.8 km²	2'225
41	Terre di Pedemonte	11.6 km²	2'673
42	Tresa	11.2 km²	3'129
43	Mezzovico-Vira	11.1 km²	1'368
44	Lumino	10.1 km²	1'614
45	Losone	9.3 km²	6'766
46	Ronco sopra Ascona	8.9 km²	524
47	Minusio	8.8 km²	7'365
48	Arogno	8.5 km²	955
49	Cadenazzo	8.4 km²	3'111
50	Riva San Vitale	7.7 km²	2'656
51	Collina d'Oro	7.5 km²	4'893
52	Gordola	7 km²	4'814
53	Linescio	6.7 km²	42
54	Sant'Antonino	6.6 km²	2'646
55	Bodio	6.5 km²	899
56	Bioggio	6.4 km²	2'791
57	Brusino Arsizio	6.2 km²	474
58	Ponte Capriasca	6.2 km²	1'926
59	Stabio	6.2 km²	4'485
60	Pollegio	6 km²	854
61	Tenero-Contra	5.4 km²	3'397
62	Chiasso	5.4 km²	7'565
63	Morcote	5.3 km²	707
64	Torricella-Taverne	5.3 km²	3'089
65	Melide	5.2 km²	1'783
66	Novazzano	5.2 km²	2'344
67	Miglieglia	5.1 km²	301
68	Caslano	4.7 km²	4'363
69	Novaggio	4.4 km²	835
70	Cademario	4 km²	793
71	Brione sopra Minusio	3.8 km²	442
72	Astano	3.8 km²	315
73	Bissone	3.7 km²	955
74	Agno	3 km²	4'536
75	Pura	3 km²	1'358
76	Curio	2.8 km²	594
77	Aranno	2.6 km²	350
78	Vico Morcote	2.5 km²	407
79	Balerna	2.5 km²	3'335
80	Coldrerio	2.5 km²	2'856
81	Bedigliora	2.5 km²	617
82	Manno	2.4 km²	1'340
83	Morbio Inferiore	2.3 km²	4'419
84	Paradiso	2.2 km²	4'832
85	Comano	2.1 km²	2'183
86	Origlio	2.1 km²	1'529
87	Orselina	1.9 km²	699
88	Bedano	1.9 km²	1'496
89	Lamone	1.9 km²	1'766
90	Magliaso	1.8 km²	1'621
91	Muzzano	1.7 km²	800
92	Porza	1.6 km²	1'679
93	Vacallo	1.6 km²	3'463
94	Vernate	1.5 km²	631
95	Vezia	1.4 km²	2'045
96	Canobbio	1.3 km²	2'396
97	Cureglia	1.1 km²	1'489
98	Lavertezzo	0.9 km²	1'238
99	Neggio	0.9 km²	317
100	Sorengo	0.9 km²	2'139
101	Muralto	0.8 km²	2'587
102	Cadempino	0.8 km²	1'580
103	Gravesano	0.7 km²	1'365
104	Massagno	0.7 km²	6'676
105	Savosa	0.7 km²	2'245
106	Grancia	0.6 km²	455

How we measure this

swisstopo

Municipal area in square kilometres from swisstopo's official boundaries (swissBOUNDARIES3D), as of 2023. It covers the total area including forest, water and unproductive land.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Ticino is the largest by area?: Verzasca is the largest municipality by area in canton Ticino, at 218.5 km² (2023).
Is water area included in the municipal area?: Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.