What is the postal code of Cureglia?

The postal code of Cureglia is 6944.

What is the tax rate in Cureglia?

The municipal tax multiplier of Cureglia is 75% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Cureglia?

A single person without children pays about 13'343 CHF income tax in Cureglia on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Cureglia have?

Cureglia has 1'484 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Cureglia?

Cureglia has 269 foreign residents, a share of 18.13% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Lugano

Cureglia

6944

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

775 52.2%

Men

709 47.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

295 19.9%

Swiss citizens

1'215 81.9%

Foreign residents

269 18.1%

Population density

1'400 pop./km²

0–19 · 295 · 19.9%20–64 · 841 · 56.7%65+ · 348 · 23.5%

Foreign residents 18.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +1 (+0.1%) · 13 births · 9 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

Vote results for Cureglia

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 Lugano: 31.4% Yes

28.0% YesNo 72.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 48.8% Yes

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes

50.3% YesNo 49.8%

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

80.2% YesNo 19.8%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes

25.6% YesNo 74.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes

50.6% YesNo 49.4%

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

26.4% YesNo 73.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP28.3% · strongest party

FDP28.3%

Mitte15.2%

SVP14.6%

Lega11.9%

GRÜNE9.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier75%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

75%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 29 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'343 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 22 of 100 in the canton · 643 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:13'343 CHF(~13.3%)

CuregliaCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Cureglia	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	6.4%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	8.3%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	9.8%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.2%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	16%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	16.9%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	17.6%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	19.4%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	20.8%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	22%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	23.1%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	24.1%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	25%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'817 mm

11.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

522 m

Mean elevation

425 m

Relief

192 m

Mean slope

9.6°

Flat share

31.9%

South-facing

14.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 192 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

11.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

Per inhabitant

7'446 kWh/yr

11 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

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Standard model, deductible 300740 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Ticino498 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Cureglia →Canton Ticino →Premiums explained →

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

0.78 %

Second homes

14.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

771

Built before 194617.9%

Built since 200123.6%

0.78 %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

320

Workplaces

108

Services share

78.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 6 (1.9%) · Secondary 62 (19.4%) · Tertiary 252 (78.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

2 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 18 min · Car 14 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 93/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5180

Websitecureglia.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Lugano

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Cureglia ranks

Largest municipalities1'484 #63 TI · #1178 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #46 TI · #1375 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #55 TI · #740 CH Jobs per resident0.22 #84 TI · #1692 CH Families & children19.9% #9 TI · #1190 CH Age structure23.5% #65 TI · #590 CH Women share52.2% #18 TI · #111 CH Foreign residents18.1% #67 TI · #1033 CH Population density1'400/km² #14 TI · #138 CH Tax burden13'343 #24 TI · #645 CH Taxes75% #29 TI Warmest municipalities11.7 °C #19 TI · #19 CH Sunniest municipalities55.7% #21 TI · #39 CH Rainiest municipalities1'817 mm #31 TI · #69 CH Voter turnout62.8% #8 TI · #344 CH Against Switzerland17.6% #65 TI · #712 CH Aligned with Switzerland82.4% #8 TI · #761 CH SVP strongholds14.6% #59 TI · #2006 CH SP strongholds9.3% #82 TI · #1592 CH Centre strongholds15.2% #67 TI · #816 CH FDP strongholds28.3% #7 TI · #127 CH GLP strongholds1.9% #23 TI · #1775 CH Green strongholds9.6% #36 TI · #629 CH Largest by area1.1 km² #91 TI · #2089 CH Highest municipalities435 m #43 TI · #1668 CH Second homes14.4% #85 TI · #636 CH Organic farming0% #69 TI · #1921 CH Best-connected municipalities18 min #8 TI · #15 CH Remotest municipalities18 min #93 TI · #2095 CH Highest peaks522 m #84 TI · #1808 CH Highest-lying municipalities425 m #66 TI · #1885 CH Greatest vertical range192 m #88 TI · #1410 CH Steepest municipalities9.6° #83 TI · #962 CH Solar potential11 GWh #79 TI · #1474 CH Solar potential per capita7'446 kWh #85 TI · #1578 CH Cheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #21 TI · #834 CH Most expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #59 TI · #1252 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6944

Cureglia

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Cureglia6944

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Cureglia?: The postal code of Cureglia is 6944.
What is the tax rate in Cureglia?: The municipal tax multiplier of Cureglia is 75% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Cureglia?: A single person without children pays about 13'343 CHF income tax in Cureglia on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cureglia have?: Cureglia has 1'484 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cureglia?: Cureglia has 269 foreign residents, a share of 18.13% (2025).

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