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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
567 52.4%
Men
516 47.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
184 17.0%
Swiss citizens
936 86.4%
Foreign residents
147 13.6%
Population density
7 pop./km²
0–19 · 184 · 17.0%20–64 · 587 · 54.2%65+ · 312 · 28.8%
Foreign residents 13.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −28 (−2.5%) · 7 births · 14 deaths · net migration −13
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 Vallemaggia: 47.2% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 51.7% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 50.4% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
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
70.6% YesNo 29.4%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 26.5% Yes
25.1% YesNo 74.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 40.6% Yes
45.7% YesNo 54.3%
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
28.4% YesNo 71.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 42.6% Yes
48.2% YesNo 51.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 53.0% Yes
54.4% YesNo 45.6%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Mitte26.5% · strongest party
Mitte26.5%
FDP19.8%
SVP11.8%
GRÜNE11.5%
SP10.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier94%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
94%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 81 of 100 in canton Ticino
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'604 CHF(14.6%)
Rank 80 of 100 in the canton · 946 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:14'604 CHF(~14.6%)
CevioCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeCevioTicinoSwitzerland median
40'0004.8%3.9–4.9%5.4%
50'0007.1%5.8–7.3%7.8%
60'0009.1%7.5–9.4%10.5%
70'00010.8%8.8–11.1%11.9%
80'00012.2%10–12.6%13.1%
90'00013.4%11–13.8%14.1%
100'00014.6%12.1–15%15.3%
110'00015.6%13–16%16.3%
120'00016.6%13.8–17%17.2%
130'00017.5%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%17.7–21.5%21.6%
200'00022.5%19.1–23.1%23.2%
225'00023.8%20.3–24.4%24.6%
250'00025%21.3–25.5%25.8%
275'00026%22.2–26.6%26.8%
300'00026.9%23–27.5%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)4.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'904 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'260 m
Mean elevation
1'784 m
Relief
2'873 m
Mean slope
34.5°
Flat share
3.3%
South-facing
23.6%
Above 2000 m
43.7%
Relief 2'873 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
12.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'800
Per inhabitant
11'597 kWh/yr
13 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
0.85 %
Second homes
62.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
1'417
Built before 194650.8%
Built since 20015.6%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.85 %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
725
Workplaces
155
Services share
62.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 22 (3.0%) · Secondary 248 (34.2%) · Tertiary 455 (62.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
13
Organic share
38.5 %
Farmland
150 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 116 min · Car 84 min
AgglomerationPT 67 min · Car 45 min
Remoteness 8/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5310
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'083 #72 TI · #1409 CHGrowing municipalities-2.5% #92 TI · #2030 CHShrinking municipalities-2.5% #9 TI · #80 CHJobs per resident0.67 #23 TI · #248 CHFamilies & children17% #48 TI · #1823 CHAge structure28.8% #30 TI · #142 CHWomen share52.4% #17 TI · #87 CHForeign residents13.6% #77 TI · #1404 CHPopulation density7/km² #92 TI · #2061 CHTax burden14'604 #80 TI · #946 CHTaxes94% #81 TIWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #60 TI · #738 CHSunniest municipalities51.9% #85 TI · #186 CHRainiest municipalities1'904 mm #14 TI · #40 CHVoter turnout53.5% #69 TI · #1426 CHAgainst Switzerland23.5% #43 TI · #314 CHAligned with Switzerland76.5% #37 TI · #1159 CHSVP strongholds11.8% #90 TI · #2076 CHSP strongholds10.8% #62 TI · #1437 CHCentre strongholds26.5% #11 TI · #313 CHFDP strongholds19.8% #52 TI · #470 CHGLP strongholds1% #72 TI · #1936 CHGreen strongholds11.5% #14 TI · #398 CHLargest by area151.3 km² #5 TI · #34 CHHighest municipalities788 m #17 TI · #446 CHSecond homes62.7% #19 TI · #94 CHOrganic farming38.5% #12 TI · #212 CHBest-connected municipalities116 min #93 TI · #1907 CHRemotest municipalities116 min #8 TI · #206 CHHighest peaks3'260 m #3 TI · #74 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'784 m #7 TI · #136 CHGreatest vertical range2'873 m #2 TI · #30 CHSteepest municipalities34.5° #7 TI · #16 CHSolar potential13 GWh #73 TI · #1381 CHSolar potential per capita11'597 kWh #48 TI · #810 CHCheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #88 TI · #1577 CHMost expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #33 TI · #550 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 4
What is the postal code of Cevio?
Cevio has 3 postal codes: 6675, 6676, 6690.
What is the tax rate in Cevio?
The municipal tax multiplier of Cevio is 94% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Cevio?
A single person without children pays about 14'604 CHF income tax in Cevio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 80 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cevio have?
Cevio has 1'083 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cevio?
Cevio has 147 foreign residents, a share of 13.57% (2025).

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