Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'360 50.3%
Men
1'346 49.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
410 15.2%
Swiss citizens
2'137 79.0%
Foreign residents
569 21.0%
Population density
20 pop./km²
0–19 · 410 · 15.2%20–64 · 1'445 · 53.4%65+ · 851 · 31.4%
Foreign residents 21.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +1 (+0%) · 16 births · 27 deaths · net migration +20
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 '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 Leventina: 24.9% Yes
25.9% YesNo 74.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Leventina: 53.0% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Leventina: 62.7% Yes
62.3% YesNo 37.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Leventina: 56.5% Yes
54.9% YesNo 45.1%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Leventina: 76.6% Yes
74.2% YesNo 25.8%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Leventina: 25.8% Yes
24.4% YesNo 75.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Leventina: 39.1% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
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 Leventina: 22.1% Yes
23.1% YesNo 76.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Leventina: 48.4% Yes
46.7% YesNo 53.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Leventina: 54.8% Yes
55.3% YesNo 44.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte28.8% · strongest party
Mitte28.8%
FDP15.7%
Lega15.5%
SVP13.0%
SP12.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier94%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
94%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 82 of 100 in canton TicinoTax 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
100'000 CHF:14'604 CHF(~14.6%)
FaidoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Faido | Ticino | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.8% | 3.9–4.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.1% | 5.8–7.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.1% | 7.5–9.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8.8–11.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.2% | 10–12.6% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.4% | 11–13.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.6% | 12.1–15% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.6% | 13–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.6% | 13.8–17% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.5% | 14.6–17.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.4% | 15.4–18.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.2% | 16.1–19.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21% | 17.7–21.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22.5% | 19.1–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 23.8% | 20.3–24.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25% | 21.3–25.5% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26% | 22.2–26.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.9% | 23–27.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'572 mm
6.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'066 m
Mean elevation
1'656 m
Relief
2'604 m
Mean slope
29.7°
Flat share
1.9%
South-facing
36.7%
Above 2000 m
30.7%
Relief 2'604 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
53.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
77.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'900
Per inhabitant
19'760 kWh/yr
53 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 · 2027Tariff H4
28.85 Rp./kWh
Energy
8.57 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.16 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.52 Rp./kWh
28.85 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.91 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Cooperativa Elettrica di Faido (CEF)
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 · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
1.26 %
Second homes
65.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
3'957
Built before 194651.1%
Built since 20014.0%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.26 %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 · 2024Jobs
1'126
Workplaces
239
Services share
71.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 108 (9.6%) · Secondary 216 (19.2%) · Tertiary 802 (71.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
39
Organic share
43.6 %
Farmland
807 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'706 #34 TI · #789 CHGrowing municipalities0% #47 TI · #1388 CHShrinking municipalities0% #53 TI · #724 CHJobs per resident0.42 #51 TI · #777 CHFamilies & children15.2% #73 TI · #1967 CHAge structure31.4% #18 TI · #69 CHWomen share50.3% #63 TI · #748 CHForeign residents21% #56 TI · #777 CHPopulation density20/km² #84 TI · #1976 CHTax burden14'604 #81 TI · #947 CHTaxes94% #82 TIWarmest municipalities6.5 °C #87 TI · #1898 CHSunniest municipalities48.6% #96 TI · #287 CHRainiest municipalities1'572 mm #88 TI · #193 CHVoter turnout56.9% #46 TI · #967 CHAgainst Switzerland27.5% #12 TI · #136 CHAligned with Switzerland72.5% #59 TI · #1331 CHSVP strongholds13% #77 TI · #2050 CHSP strongholds12.2% #45 TI · #1274 CHCentre strongholds28.8% #7 TI · #258 CHFDP strongholds15.7% #83 TI · #766 CHGLP strongholds1% #67 TI · #1931 CHGreen strongholds5.2% #87 TI · #1520 CHLargest by area132.7 km² #6 TI · #44 CHHighest municipalities1'352 m #7 TI · #126 CHSecond homes65.8% #17 TI · #66 CHOrganic farming43.6% #8 TI · #170 CHBest-connected municipalities76 min #80 TI · #1268 CHRemotest municipalities76 min #20 TI · #865 CHHighest peaks3'066 m #5 TI · #123 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'656 m #11 TI · #164 CHGreatest vertical range2'604 m #6 TI · #63 CHSteepest municipalities29.7° #22 TI · #100 CHSolar potential53 GWh #12 TI · #291 CHSolar potential per capita19'760 kWh #19 TI · #194 CHCheapest electricity28.85 Rp./kWh #99 TI · #1596 CHMost expensive electricity28.85 Rp./kWh #2 TI · #511 CH
Postal codes (8)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 17Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Faido?
- Faido has 8 postal codes: 6714, 6746, 6747, 6748, 6749, 6760, 6763, 6764.
- What is the tax rate in Faido?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Faido is 94% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Faido?
- A single person without children pays about 14'604 CHF income tax in Faido on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 80 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Faido have?
- Faido has 2'706 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Faido?
- Faido has 569 foreign residents, a share of 21.03% (2025).
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