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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
528 50.3%
Men
521 49.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
125 11.9%
Swiss citizens
936 89.2%
Foreign residents
113 10.8%
Population density
20 pop./km²
0–19 · 125 · 11.9%20–64 · 562 · 53.6%65+ · 362 · 34.5%
Foreign residents 10.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −21 (−2%) · 5 births · 12 deaths · net migration −9
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 Locarno: 45.4% Yes
52.0% YesNo 48.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.4% 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 Locarno: 49.3% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 71.2% Yes
65.1% YesNo 34.9%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 31.4% Yes
33.3% YesNo 66.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.8% Yes
46.4% YesNo 53.6%
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 Locarno: 29.1% Yes
32.7% YesNo 67.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.0% Yes
52.6% YesNo 47.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.7% Yes
82.4% YesNo 17.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Lega17.4% · strongest party
Lega17.4%
GRÜNE16.1%
FDP15.4%
Mitte14.9%
SVP13.4%
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 89 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%)
CentovalliCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeCentovalliTicinoSwitzerland 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 1991–20208.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20202'120 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
2'148 m
Mean elevation
967 m
Relief
1'906 m
Mean slope
33.1°
Flat share
0.7%
South-facing
25.6%
Above 2000 m
0.6%
Relief 1'906 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
17.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
24.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'900
Per inhabitant
16'883 kWh/yr
18 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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300683 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 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
0.06 %
Second homes
68.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
1'746
Built before 194660.8%
Built since 20015.5%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.06 %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
419
Workplaces
131
Services share
70.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 31 (7.4%) · Secondary 92 (22.0%) · Tertiary 296 (70.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
14
Organic share
42.9 %
Farmland
169 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 72 min · Car 59 min
AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 21 min
Remoteness 23/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5397
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'049 #73 TI · #1429 CHGrowing municipalities-2% #87 TI · #1985 CHShrinking municipalities-2% #14 TI · #124 CHJobs per resident0.4 #58 TI · #865 CHFamilies & children11.9% #89 TI · #2072 CHAge structure34.5% #14 TI · #36 CHWomen share50.3% #66 TI · #751 CHForeign residents10.8% #87 TI · #1645 CHPopulation density20/km² #85 TI · #1977 CHTax burden14'671 #89 TI · #967 CHTaxes95% #89 TIWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #81 TI · #1647 CHSunniest municipalities54.5% #67 TI · #106 CHRainiest municipalities2'120 mm #3 TI · #11 CHVoter turnout51.7% #81 TI · #1626 CHAgainst Switzerland31.7% #1 TI · #38 CHAligned with Switzerland68.3% #73 TI · #1420 CHSVP strongholds13.4% #72 TI · #2037 CHSP strongholds9.7% #78 TI · #1557 CHCentre strongholds14.9% #68 TI · #836 CHFDP strongholds15.4% #84 TI · #788 CHGLP strongholds1.9% #28 TI · #1780 CHGreen strongholds16.1% #6 TI · #88 CHLargest by area53.4 km² #18 TI · #161 CHHighest municipalities366 m #58 TI · #1999 CHSecond homes68.5% #15 TI · #56 CHOrganic farming42.9% #10 TI · #179 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #79 TI · #1165 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #23 TI · #974 CHHighest peaks2'148 m #29 TI · #325 CHHighest-lying municipalities967 m #33 TI · #442 CHGreatest vertical range1'906 m #25 TI · #230 CHSteepest municipalities33.1° #12 TI · #32 CHSolar potential18 GWh #54 TI · #1114 CHSolar potential per capita16'883 kWh #27 TI · #307 CHCheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #94 TI · #1583 CHMost expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #39 TI · #556 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 8
What is the postal code of Centovalli?
Centovalli has 5 postal codes: 6655, 6656, 6657, 6658, 6659.
What is the tax rate in Centovalli?
The municipal tax multiplier of Centovalli is 95% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Centovalli?
A single person without children pays about 14'671 CHF income tax in Centovalli on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 83 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Centovalli have?
Centovalli has 1'049 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Centovalli?
Centovalli has 113 foreign residents, a share of 10.77% (2025).

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