What is the postal code of Bosco/Gurin?

The postal code of Bosco/Gurin is 6685.

What is the tax rate in Bosco/Gurin?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bosco/Gurin is 100% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Bosco/Gurin?

A single person without children pays about 15'003 CHF income tax in Bosco/Gurin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 96 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bosco/Gurin have?

Bosco/Gurin has 43 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bosco/Gurin?

Bosco/Gurin has 4 foreign residents, a share of 9.3% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Vallemaggia

Bosco/Gurin

6685

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

16 37.2%

Men

27 62.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

4 9.3%

Swiss citizens

39 90.7%

Foreign residents

4 9.3%

Population density

2 pop./km²

0–19 · 4 · 9.3%20–64 · 27 · 62.8%65+ · 12 · 27.9%

Foreign residents 9.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −4 (−8.5%) · 1 births · 1 deaths · net migration −3

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

Vote results for Bosco/Gurin

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 29.2% Yes

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 47.2% Yes

21.1% YesNo 79.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 51.7% Yes

62.5% YesNo 37.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 50.4% Yes

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 75.0% Yes

78.3% YesNo 21.7%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 26.5% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 40.6% Yes

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

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 Vallemaggia: 26.9% Yes

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 42.6% Yes

20.0% YesNo 80.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 53.0% Yes

14.3% YesNo 85.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte41.5% · strongest party

Mitte41.5%

Übrige14.5%

SVP13.5%

GRÜNE12.5%

FDP10.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

100%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 98 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'003 CHF(15%)

Rank 96 of 100 in the canton · 1001 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:15'003 CHF(~15%)

Bosco/GurinCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

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

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20202.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'985 mm

2.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'826 m

Mean elevation

2'000 m

Relief

1'632 m

Mean slope

28.3°

Flat share

0.9%

South-facing

47.4%

Above 2000 m

52.1%

Relief 1'632 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

2.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

3.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

600

Per inhabitant

58'837 kWh/yr

3 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

28.79 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.82 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.76 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

28.79 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 25.91 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300683 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Ticino498 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Bosco/Gurin →Canton Ticino →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

0.96 %

Second homes

87.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

208

Built before 194665.4%

Built since 200112.0%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.96 %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

Workplaces

Services share

47.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 11 (27.5%) · Secondary 10 (25.0%) · Tertiary 19 (47.5%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

84 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 155 min · Car 106 min

AgglomerationPT 105 min · Car 67 min

Remoteness 1/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5304

Websitebosco-gurin.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Vallemaggia

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bosco/Gurin ranks

Largest municipalities43 #98 TI · #2102 CH Growing municipalities-8.5% #100 TI · #2105 CH Shrinking municipalities-8.5% #1 TI · #4 CH Jobs per resident0.93 #15 TI · #105 CH Families & children9.3% #92 TI · #2090 CH Age structure27.9% #32 TI · #178 CH Women share37.2% #100 TI · #2107 CH Foreign residents9.3% #94 TI · #1767 CH Population density2/km² #98 TI · #2101 CH Tax burden15'003 #96 TI · #1001 CH Taxes100% #98 TI Warmest municipalities2.5 °C #96 TI · #2065 CH Sunniest municipalities51.3% #88 TI · #199 CH Rainiest municipalities1'985 mm #7 TI · #28 CH Voter turnout52.6% #73 TI · #1522 CH SVP strongholds13.5% #69 TI · #2032 CH SP strongholds0% #100 TI · #2042 CH Centre strongholds41.5% #1 TI · #116 CH FDP strongholds10.5% #97 TI · #1342 CH GLP strongholds0.5% #88 TI · #1993 CH Green strongholds12.5% #10 TI · #295 CH Largest by area22 km² #30 TI · #436 CH Highest municipalities1'506 m #4 TI · #88 CH Second homes87.6% #2 TI · #2 CH Organic farming0% #86 TI · #1938 CH Best-connected municipalities155 min #100 TI · #2067 CH Remotest municipalities155 min #1 TI · #49 CH Highest peaks2'826 m #14 TI · #187 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'000 m #3 TI · #88 CH Greatest vertical range1'632 m #32 TI · #302 CH Steepest municipalities28.3° #27 TI · #153 CH Solar potential3 GWh #97 TI · #2064 CH Solar potential per capita58'837 kWh #2 TI · #2 CH Cheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #85 TI · #1574 CH Most expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #30 TI · #547 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6685

Bosco/Gurin

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bosco/Gurin6685

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bosco/Gurin?: The postal code of Bosco/Gurin is 6685.
What is the tax rate in Bosco/Gurin?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bosco/Gurin is 100% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Bosco/Gurin?: A single person without children pays about 15'003 CHF income tax in Bosco/Gurin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 96 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bosco/Gurin have?: Bosco/Gurin has 43 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bosco/Gurin?: Bosco/Gurin has 4 foreign residents, a share of 9.3% (2025).

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