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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
482 51.8%
Men
449 48.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
141 15.1%
Swiss citizens
814 87.4%
Foreign residents
117 12.6%
Population density
110 pop./km²
0–19 · 141 · 15.1%20–64 · 540 · 58.0%65+ · 250 · 26.9%
Foreign residents 12.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −7 (−0.8%) · 5 births · 12 deaths · net migration +1
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 48.8% Yes
51.1% YesNo 48.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes
45.6% YesNo 54.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes
45.1% YesNo 55.0%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 74.7% Yes
72.2% YesNo 27.8%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes
38.4% YesNo 61.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes
51.0% YesNo 49.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 28.6% Yes
33.3% YesNo 66.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
GRÜNE17.1% · strongest party
GRÜNE17.1%
FDP16.9%
Lega15.2%
SVP13.9%
SP13.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier95%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
95%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 84 of 100 in canton Ticino
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'671 CHF(14.7%)
Rank 83 of 100 in the canton · 961 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 14'007 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Porza 12'081 CHF · most expensive Bosco/Gurin 15'003 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:14'671 CHF(~14.7%)
ArognoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeArognoTicinoSwitzerland median
40'0004.8%3.9–4.9%5.4%
50'0007.1%5.8–7.3%7.8%
60'0009.2%7.5–9.4%10.5%
70'00010.8%8.8–11.1%11.9%
80'00012.3%10–12.6%13.1%
90'00013.4%11–13.8%14.1%
100'00014.7%12.1–15%15.3%
110'00015.7%13–16%16.3%
120'00016.7%13.8–17%17.2%
130'00017.6%14.6–17.9%18.1%
140'00018.4%15.4–18.8%19%
150'00019.2%16.1–19.7%19.7%
175'00021.1%17.7–21.5%21.6%
200'00022.6%19.1–23.1%23.2%
225'00023.9%20.3–24.4%24.6%
250'00025.1%21.3–25.5%25.8%
275'00026.1%22.2–26.6%26.8%
300'00027%23–27.5%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202013 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)9.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'643 mm
13 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'377 m
Mean elevation
787 m
Relief
1'079 m
Mean slope
30.1°
Flat share
0.6%
South-facing
19.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'079 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
11.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
15.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'600
Per inhabitant
12'385 kWh/yr
12 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
25.91 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.35 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.63 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.52 Rp./kWh
25.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.91 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Aziende Industriali di Lugano (AIL) SA
ElCom tariff comparison ↗
How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300740 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Ticino498 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Ticino. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Ticino (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
2.53 %
Second homes
38.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
711
Built before 194651.1%
Built since 20015.6%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
2.53 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024
Jobs
286
Workplaces
90
Services share
82.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 27 (9.4%) · Secondary 23 (8.0%) · Tertiary 236 (82.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
11
Organic share
36.4 %
Farmland
152 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 29 min · Car 18 min
AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 18 min
Remoteness 75/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5144
Head of governmentCorrado Sartori · FDP.Die Liberalen
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Arogno?
Arogno has 2 postal codes: 6822, 6823.
What is the tax rate in Arogno?
The municipal tax multiplier of Arogno is 95% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Arogno?
A single person without children pays about 14'671 CHF income tax in Arogno on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 83 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Arogno have?
Arogno has 931 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Arogno?
Arogno has 117 foreign residents, a share of 12.57% (2025).

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