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).

Switzerland · Canton TI

Faido

6714–6764

TI CANTON6714 6746 6747 6748+4 PLZ

Residents

2'706

Area

132.7 km²

Population density

20 pop./km²

Elevation

1'352 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'066 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

94%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Faido

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

54.9% YesNo 45.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.2% YesNo 59.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

71.7% YesNo 28.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

19.9% YesNo 80.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

12.3% YesNo 87.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte28.8% · strongest party

Mitte28.8%

FDP15.7%

Lega15.5%

SVP13.0%

SP12.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier94%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

94%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 82 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

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

53.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

77.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'900

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

28.33 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.87 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.34 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

28.33 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.13 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.26 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

3'957

Built before 194651.1%

Built since 20014.0%

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 76 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 20/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitefaido.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'706 #34 TI · #789 CH Families & children15.2% #73 TI · #1967 CH Age structure31.4% #18 TI · #69 CH Women share50.3% #63 TI · #748 CH Foreign residents21% #56 TI · #777 CH Population density20/km² #84 TI · #1976 CH Tax burden14'604 #81 TI · #947 CH Taxes94% #82 TI Warmest municipalities6.5 °C #87 TI · #1898 CH Sunniest municipalities48.6% #96 TI · #287 CH Rainiest municipalities1'572 mm #88 TI · #193 CH Voter turnout55% #51 TI · #1073 CH Against Switzerland27% #14 TI · #172 CH Aligned with Switzerland73% #57 TI · #1300 CH SVP strongholds13% #76 TI · #2046 CH SP strongholds12.2% #44 TI · #1269 CH Centre strongholds28.8% #7 TI · #258 CH FDP strongholds15.7% #83 TI · #765 CH GLP strongholds1% #67 TI · #1927 CH Green strongholds5.2% #86 TI · #1517 CH Largest by area132.7 km² #6 TI · #44 CH Highest municipalities1'352 m #7 TI · #126 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #20 TI · #866 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #80 TI · #1267 CH Highest peaks3'066 m #5 TI · #123 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'656 m #11 TI · #164 CH Greatest vertical range2'604 m #6 TI · #63 CH Steepest municipalities29.7° #22 TI · #100 CH Solar potential53 GWh #12 TI · #291 CH Cheapest electricity28.33 Rp./kWh #58 TI · #1156 CH Most expensive electricity28.33 Rp./kWh #42 TI · #951 CH

Postal codes (8)

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Localities

swisstopo · 17

Anzonico6748 Calonico6746 Calpiogna6760 Campello6760 Carì6760 Cavagnago6749 Chiggiogna6764 Chironico6747 Faido6760 Lavorgo6746 Mairengo6763 Molare6760 Nivo6746 Osco6763 Rossura6760 Semione6714 Sobrio6749

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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