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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
772 51.4%
Men
729 48.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
289 19.3%
Swiss citizens
1'255 83.6%
Foreign residents
246 16.4%
Population density
803 pop./km²
0–19 · 289 · 19.3%20–64 · 879 · 58.6%65+ · 333 · 22.2%
Foreign residents 16.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −9 (−0.6%) · 11 births · 13 deaths · net migration −10
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
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes
53.6% YesNo 46.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes
52.3% YesNo 47.7%
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
77.5% YesNo 22.5%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes
26.9% YesNo 73.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
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
27.4% YesNo 72.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes
52.9% YesNo 47.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes
52.9% YesNo 47.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP20.5% · strongest party
SVP20.5%
Lega18.6%
FDP18.3%
Mitte12.3%
SP11.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier78%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
78%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 33 of 100 in canton Ticino
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'542 CHF(13.5%)
Rank 32 of 100 in the canton · 708 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:13'542 CHF(~13.5%)
BedanoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeBedanoTicinoSwitzerland median
40'0004.4%3.9–4.9%5.4%
50'0006.6%5.8–7.3%7.8%
60'0008.4%7.5–9.4%10.5%
70'00010%8.8–11.1%11.9%
80'00011.3%10–12.6%13.1%
90'00012.4%11–13.8%14.1%
100'00013.5%12.1–15%15.3%
110'00014.5%13–16%16.3%
120'00015.4%13.8–17%17.2%
130'00016.3%14.6–17.9%18.1%
140'00017.1%15.4–18.8%19%
150'00017.9%16.1–19.7%19.7%
175'00019.6%17.7–21.5%21.6%
200'00021.1%19.1–23.1%23.2%
225'00022.3%20.3–24.4%24.6%
250'00023.4%21.3–25.5%25.8%
275'00024.4%22.2–26.6%26.8%
300'00025.3%23–27.5%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'872 mm
11.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
993 m
Mean elevation
459 m
Relief
677 m
Mean slope
18.1°
Flat share
13.8%
South-facing
15.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 677 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
21.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
26.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'700
Per inhabitant
14'097 kWh/yr
21 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
1.68 %
Second homes
12.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
715
Built before 194625.0%
Built since 200122.1%
1.68 %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
1'755
Workplaces
188
Services share
54.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 955 (54.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
1
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
16 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 34 min · Car 16 min
AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 16 min
Remoteness 66/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5148
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'501 #62 TI · #1166 CHGrowing municipalities-0.6% #63 TI · #1686 CHShrinking municipalities-0.6% #40 TI · #429 CHJobs per resident1.17 #12 TI · #64 CHFamilies & children19.3% #16 TI · #1371 CHAge structure22.2% #76 TI · #828 CHWomen share51.4% #36 TI · #265 CHForeign residents16.4% #71 TI · #1172 CHPopulation density803/km² #24 TI · #296 CHTax burden13'542 #32 TI · #708 CHTaxes78% #33 TIWarmest municipalities11.1 °C #29 TI · #52 CHSunniest municipalities55.8% #15 TI · #32 CHRainiest municipalities1'872 mm #22 TI · #51 CHVoter turnout60.8% #21 TI · #520 CHAgainst Switzerland25.5% #25 TI · #221 CHAligned with Switzerland74.5% #47 TI · #1258 CHSVP strongholds20.5% #12 TI · #1769 CHSP strongholds11.4% #57 TI · #1370 CHCentre strongholds12.3% #83 TI · #1019 CHFDP strongholds18.3% #61 TI · #568 CHGLP strongholds1.5% #42 TI · #1850 CHGreen strongholds8.3% #54 TI · #834 CHLargest by area1.9 km² #82 TI · #2028 CHHighest municipalities387 m #51 TI · #1946 CHSecond homes12.9% #93 TI · #797 CHOrganic farming0% #62 TI · #1914 CHBest-connected municipalities34 min #35 TI · #141 CHRemotest municipalities34 min #66 TI · #1969 CHHighest peaks993 m #60 TI · #736 CHHighest-lying municipalities459 m #61 TI · #1674 CHGreatest vertical range677 m #60 TI · #570 CHSteepest municipalities18.1° #58 TI · #452 CHSolar potential21 GWh #47 TI · #967 CHSolar potential per capita14'097 kWh #35 TI · #520 CHCheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #12 TI · #825 CHMost expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #50 TI · #1243 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Bedano?
The postal code of Bedano is 6930.
What is the tax rate in Bedano?
The municipal tax multiplier of Bedano is 78% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Bedano?
A single person without children pays about 13'542 CHF income tax in Bedano on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 32 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bedano have?
Bedano has 1'501 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bedano?
Bedano has 246 foreign residents, a share of 16.39% (2025).

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