What is the postal code of Blenio?

Blenio has 4 postal codes: 6717, 6718, 6719, 6720.

What is the tax rate in Blenio?

The municipal tax multiplier of Blenio is 90% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Blenio?

A single person without children pays about 14'339 CHF income tax in Blenio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Blenio have?

Blenio has 1'752 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Blenio?

Blenio has 118 foreign residents, a share of 6.74% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI

Blenio

6717–6720

TI CANTON6717 6718 6719 6720

Residents

1'752

Area

202 km²

Population density

9 pop./km²

Elevation

902 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'382 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

90%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

859 49.0%

Men

893 51.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

268 15.3%

Swiss citizens

1'634 93.3%

Foreign residents

118 6.7%

Population density

9 pop./km²

0–19 · 268 · 15.3%20–64 · 915 · 52.2%65+ · 569 · 32.5%

Foreign residents 6.7%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Blenio

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

61.7% YesNo 38.3%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

62.9% YesNo 37.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

18.4% YesNo 81.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

60.0% YesNo 40.0%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

72.5% YesNo 27.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

17.1% YesNo 82.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

10.2% YesNo 89.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP22.2% · strongest party

SVP22.2%

FDP19.8%

Lega15.3%

SP12.6%

Übrige12.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

90%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 64 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'339 CHF(14.3%)

Rank 62 of 100 in the canton · 886 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

100'000 CHF:14'339 CHF(~14.3%)

BlenioCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Blenio	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.7%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	7%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	9%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	10.6%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	12%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	13.1%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	14.3%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	15.3%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	16.3%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	17.2%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	18%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	18.8%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	20.7%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	22.2%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	23.5%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	24.6%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	25.6%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	26.5%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.2 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)2.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'592 mm

5.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'382 m

Mean elevation

1'974 m

Relief

2'789 m

Mean slope

29°

Flat share

3.2%

South-facing

27.1%

Above 2000 m

49.9%

Relief 2'789 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

36.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

52 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'200

37 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

29.95 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.31 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.49 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

29.95 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.13 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Società Elettrica Sopracenerina SA (Ticino)

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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.12 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

2'517

Built before 194643.7%

Built since 20016.3%

0.12 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 95 min · Car 62 min

AgglomerationPT 70 min · Car 48 min

Remoteness 13/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecomuneblenio.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'752 #53 TI · #1055 CH Families & children15.3% #70 TI · #1959 CH Age structure32.5% #16 TI · #55 CH Women share49% #80 TI · #1533 CH Foreign residents6.7% #98 TI · #1943 CH Population density9/km² #90 TI · #2045 CH Tax burden14'339 #63 TI · #887 CH Taxes90% #64 TI Warmest municipalities5.2 °C #94 TI · #1985 CH Sunniest municipalities49.5% #94 TI · #258 CH Rainiest municipalities1'592 mm #85 TI · #180 CH Voter turnout56.6% #39 TI · #853 CH Against Switzerland28% #10 TI · #134 CH Aligned with Switzerland72% #64 TI · #1336 CH SVP strongholds22.2% #8 TI · #1688 CH SP strongholds12.6% #35 TI · #1209 CH Centre strongholds11.5% #88 TI · #1065 CH FDP strongholds19.8% #51 TI · #468 CH GLP strongholds0.6% #84 TI · #1975 CH Green strongholds5.8% #79 TI · #1386 CH Largest by area202 km² #2 TI · #14 CH Highest municipalities902 m #13 TI · #336 CH Remotest municipalities95 min #13 TI · #472 CH Best-connected municipalities95 min #88 TI · #1648 CH Highest peaks3'382 m #1 TI · #57 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'974 m #4 TI · #90 CH Greatest vertical range2'789 m #3 TI · #34 CH Steepest municipalities29° #24 TI · #123 CH Solar potential37 GWh #25 TI · #528 CH Cheapest electricity29.95 Rp./kWh #64 TI · #1468 CH Most expensive electricity29.95 Rp./kWh #4 TI · #607 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 7

Aquila6719 Camperio6718 Campo (Blenio)6720 Dangio6717 Ghirone6720 Olivone6718 Torre6717

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Blenio?: Blenio has 4 postal codes: 6717, 6718, 6719, 6720.
What is the tax rate in Blenio?: The municipal tax multiplier of Blenio is 90% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Blenio?: A single person without children pays about 14'339 CHF income tax in Blenio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Blenio have?: Blenio has 1'752 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Blenio?: Blenio has 118 foreign residents, a share of 6.74% (2025).

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