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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'500 52.9%
Men
1'338 47.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
457 16.1%
Swiss citizens
2'276 80.2%
Foreign residents
562 19.8%
Population density
1'154 pop./km²
0–19 · 457 · 16.1%20–64 · 1'530 · 53.9%65+ · 851 · 30.0%
Foreign residents 19.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +4 (+0.1%) · 13 births · 32 deaths · net migration +29
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 Mendrisio: 49.8% Yes
53.1% YesNo 46.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 53.1% Yes
55.3% YesNo 44.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 50.4% Yes
53.1% YesNo 46.9%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 73.6% Yes
77.3% YesNo 22.7%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 31.5% Yes
32.0% YesNo 68.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 44.0% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
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 Mendrisio: 31.2% Yes
30.6% YesNo 69.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 46.9% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 53.4% Yes
55.4% YesNo 44.6%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP26.3% · strongest party
FDP26.3%
Übrige15.2%
Lega13.3%
SVP12.2%
Mitte11.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier85%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
85%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 55 of 100 in canton Ticino
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'007 CHF(14%)
Rank 47 of 100 in the canton · 833 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:14'007 CHF(~14%)
ColdrerioCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeColdrerioTicinoSwitzerland median
40'0004.6%3.9–4.9%5.4%
50'0006.8%5.8–7.3%7.8%
60'0008.7%7.5–9.4%10.5%
70'00010.3%8.8–11.1%11.9%
80'00011.7%10–12.6%13.1%
90'00012.8%11–13.8%14.1%
100'00014%12.1–15%15.3%
110'00015%13–16%16.3%
120'00015.9%13.8–17%17.2%
130'00016.8%14.6–17.9%18.1%
140'00017.6%15.4–18.8%19%
150'00018.4%16.1–19.7%19.7%
175'00020.2%17.7–21.5%21.6%
200'00021.7%19.1–23.1%23.2%
225'00023%20.3–24.4%24.6%
250'00024.1%21.3–25.5%25.8%
275'00025.1%22.2–26.6%26.8%
300'00026%23–27.5%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'636 mm
11.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
397 m
Mean elevation
337 m
Relief
121 m
Mean slope
7.3°
Flat share
41.7%
South-facing
29.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 121 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
27.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
39.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'100
Per inhabitant
9'708 kWh/yr
28 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
3.02 %
Second homes
18 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
1'657
Built before 194619.0%
Built since 200119.1%
3.02 %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
1'133
Workplaces
173
Services share
91.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 1'033 (91.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
4
Organic share
50 %
Farmland
133 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 45 min · Car 25 min
AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 13 min
Remoteness 53/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5251
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'838 #31 TI · #760 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #44 TI · #1330 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #57 TI · #781 CHJobs per resident0.4 #57 TI · #864 CHFamilies & children16.1% #64 TI · #1908 CHAge structure30% #22 TI · #95 CHWomen share52.9% #7 TI · #44 CHForeign residents19.8% #62 TI · #881 CHPopulation density1'154/km² #17 TI · #178 CHTax burden14'007 #50 TI · #836 CHTaxes85% #55 TIWarmest municipalities11.3 °C #27 TI · #30 CHSunniest municipalities54.7% #64 TI · #99 CHRainiest municipalities1'636 mm #79 TI · #151 CHVoter turnout55% #61 TI · #1212 CHAgainst Switzerland23.5% #40 TI · #311 CHAligned with Switzerland76.5% #34 TI · #1156 CHSVP strongholds12.2% #86 TI · #2069 CHSP strongholds10.4% #67 TI · #1485 CHCentre strongholds11.6% #88 TI · #1062 CHFDP strongholds26.3% #12 TI · #182 CHGLP strongholds1.1% #65 TI · #1920 CHGreen strongholds10% #33 TI · #580 CHLargest by area2.5 km² #75 TI · #1950 CHHighest municipalities351 m #64 TI · #2016 CHSecond homes18% #64 TI · #405 CHOrganic farming50% #7 TI · #132 CHBest-connected municipalities45 min #49 TI · #347 CHRemotest municipalities45 min #53 TI · #1770 CHHighest peaks397 m #96 TI · #2090 CHHighest-lying municipalities337 m #86 TI · #2078 CHGreatest vertical range121 m #94 TI · #1731 CHSteepest municipalities7.3° #95 TI · #1203 CHSolar potential28 GWh #39 TI · #752 CHSolar potential per capita9'708 kWh #64 TI · #1119 CHCheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #50 TI · #863 CHMost expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #88 TI · #1281 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Coldrerio?
The postal code of Coldrerio is 6877.
What is the tax rate in Coldrerio?
The municipal tax multiplier of Coldrerio is 85% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Coldrerio?
A single person without children pays about 14'007 CHF income tax in Coldrerio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Coldrerio have?
Coldrerio has 2'838 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Coldrerio?
Coldrerio has 562 foreign residents, a share of 19.8% (2025).

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