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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'225 51.0%
Men
1'178 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
446 18.6%
Swiss citizens
1'705 71.0%
Foreign residents
698 29.1%
Population density
1'877 pop./km²
0–19 · 446 · 18.6%20–64 · 1'464 · 60.9%65+ · 493 · 20.5%
Foreign residents 29.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −1 (−0%) · 24 births · 15 deaths · net migration −6
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
49.3% YesNo 50.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes
60.0% YesNo 40.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.7%
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
79.8% YesNo 20.2%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes
25.0% YesNo 75.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
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
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.4%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Mitte29.1% · strongest party
Mitte29.1%
FDP17.1%
SVP16.6%
Lega13.5%
SP10.0%
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 34 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%)
CanobbioCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeCanobbioTicinoSwitzerland 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 1991–20201'795 mm
11.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
529 m
Mean elevation
382 m
Relief
226 m
Mean slope
15°
Flat share
21.2%
South-facing
23.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 226 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
16.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
23.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'700
Per inhabitant
6'879 kWh/yr
17 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
1.66 %
Second homes
15.3 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
1'329
Built before 194613.8%
Built since 200129.0%
1.66 %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
1'072
Workplaces
177
Services share
91.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 985 (91.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 17 min · Car 12 min
AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 12 min
Remoteness 94/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5167
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'403 #40 TI · #872 CHGrowing municipalities-0% #49 TI · #1451 CHShrinking municipalities-0% #51 TI · #661 CHJobs per resident0.45 #49 TI · #680 CHFamilies & children18.6% #27 TI · #1559 CHAge structure20.5% #85 TI · #1151 CHWomen share51% #44 TI · #404 CHForeign residents29.1% #28 TI · #346 CHPopulation density1'877/km² #10 TI · #88 CHTax burden13'542 #34 TI · #710 CHTaxes78% #34 TIWarmest municipalities11.1 °C #30 TI · #53 CHSunniest municipalities55.5% #32 TI · #51 CHRainiest municipalities1'795 mm #38 TI · #78 CHVoter turnout57.7% #40 TI · #859 CHAgainst Switzerland27.5% #13 TI · #137 CHAligned with Switzerland72.5% #60 TI · #1332 CHSVP strongholds16.6% #39 TI · #1931 CHSP strongholds10% #71 TI · #1526 CHCentre strongholds29.1% #6 TI · #251 CHFDP strongholds17.1% #72 TI · #655 CHGLP strongholds1.2% #58 TI · #1907 CHGreen strongholds5.9% #78 TI · #1363 CHLargest by area1.3 km² #90 TI · #2082 CHHighest municipalities408 m #47 TI · #1857 CHSecond homes15.3% #76 TI · #552 CHOrganic farming0% #67 TI · #1919 CHBest-connected municipalities17 min #6 TI · #12 CHRemotest municipalities17 min #94 TI · #2097 CHHighest peaks529 m #82 TI · #1784 CHHighest-lying municipalities382 m #74 TI · #2022 CHGreatest vertical range226 m #86 TI · #1245 CHSteepest municipalities15° #68 TI · #582 CHSolar potential17 GWh #59 TI · #1167 CHSolar potential per capita6'879 kWh #88 TI · #1701 CHCheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #18 TI · #831 CHMost expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #56 TI · #1249 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Canobbio?
The postal code of Canobbio is 6952.
What is the tax rate in Canobbio?
The municipal tax multiplier of Canobbio is 78% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Canobbio?
A single person without children pays about 13'542 CHF income tax in Canobbio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 32 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Canobbio have?
Canobbio has 2'403 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Canobbio?
Canobbio has 698 foreign residents, a share of 29.05% (2025).

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