Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'482 49.9%
Men
2'495 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
824 16.6%
Swiss citizens
3'824 76.8%
Foreign residents
1'153 23.2%
Population density
76 pop./km²
0–19 · 824 · 16.6%20–64 · 2'797 · 56.2%65+ · 1'356 · 27.2%
Foreign residents 23.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −47 (−0.9%) · 22 births · 46 deaths · net migration −23
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 Locarno: 32.4% Yes
29.3% YesNo 70.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 45.4% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.4% Yes
53.9% YesNo 46.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 49.3% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 71.2% Yes
71.8% YesNo 28.2%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 31.4% Yes
31.5% YesNo 68.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.8% Yes
47.3% YesNo 52.7%
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 Locarno: 29.1% Yes
25.5% YesNo 74.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.0% Yes
47.9% YesNo 52.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.7% Yes
51.8% YesNo 48.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP24.2% · strongest party
FDP24.2%
Mitte17.9%
SVP14.5%
SP12.8%
Lega10.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier85%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
85%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 51 of 100 in canton TicinoTax 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
100'000 CHF:14'007 CHF(~14%)
GambarognoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Gambarogno | Ticino | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.6% | 3.9–4.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.8% | 5.8–7.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.7% | 7.5–9.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.3% | 8.8–11.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 10–12.6% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.8% | 11–13.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14% | 12.1–15% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15% | 13–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.9% | 13.8–17% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.8% | 14.6–17.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.6% | 15.4–18.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.4% | 16.1–19.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 20.2% | 17.7–21.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21.7% | 19.1–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 23% | 20.3–24.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 24.1% | 21.3–25.5% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 25.1% | 22.2–26.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26% | 23–27.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202012.2 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)10.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'891 mm
12.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'936 m
Mean elevation
749 m
Relief
1'743 m
Mean slope
23.5°
Flat share
27.3%
South-facing
7.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'743 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
81.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
99.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
18'000
Per inhabitant
16'293 kWh/yr
81 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
29.23 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.82 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.76 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.96 Rp./kWh
29.23 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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.61 %
Second homes
62.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
6'752
Built before 194624.2%
Built since 200112.8%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.61 %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
2'778
Workplaces
555
Services share
59.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 92 (3.3%) · Secondary 1'039 (37.4%) · Tertiary 1'647 (59.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
20
Organic share
20 %
Farmland
209 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 municipalities4'977 #13 TI · #437 CHGrowing municipalities-0.9% #76 TI · #1792 CHShrinking municipalities-0.9% #25 TI · #316 CHJobs per resident0.56 #39 TI · #413 CHFamilies & children16.6% #57 TI · #1875 CHAge structure27.2% #35 TI · #221 CHWomen share49.9% #73 TI · #1031 CHForeign residents23.2% #49 TI · #645 CHPopulation density76/km² #71 TI · #1611 CHTax burden14'007 #51 TI · #837 CHTaxes85% #51 TIWarmest municipalities12.2 °C #10 TI · #10 CHSunniest municipalities56% #13 TI · #28 CHRainiest municipalities1'891 mm #16 TI · #45 CHVoter turnout49.8% #89 TI · #1798 CHAgainst Switzerland21.6% #55 TI · #431 CHAligned with Switzerland78.4% #25 TI · #1052 CHSVP strongholds14.5% #60 TI · #2009 CHSP strongholds12.8% #35 TI · #1193 CHCentre strongholds17.9% #48 TI · #653 CHFDP strongholds24.2% #24 TI · #265 CHGLP strongholds1.6% #41 TI · #1834 CHGreen strongholds9.6% #37 TI · #630 CHLargest by area65.4 km² #15 TI · #118 CHHighest municipalities196 m #98 TI · #2091 CHSecond homes62.1% #20 TI · #96 CHOrganic farming20% #26 TI · #647 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #70 TI · #832 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #33 TI · #1314 CHHighest peaks1'936 m #34 TI · #367 CHHighest-lying municipalities749 m #44 TI · #676 CHGreatest vertical range1'743 m #30 TI · #273 CHSteepest municipalities23.5° #45 TI · #312 CHSolar potential81 GWh #6 TI · #140 CHSolar potential per capita16'293 kWh #32 TI · #345 CHCheapest electricity29.23 Rp./kWh #100 TI · #1669 CHMost expensive electricity29.23 Rp./kWh #1 TI · #438 CH
Postal codes (11)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 12Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Gambarogno?
- Gambarogno has 11 postal codes: 6571, 6572, 6573, 6574, 6575, 6576, 6577, 6578, 6579, 6593, 6594.
- What is the tax rate in Gambarogno?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Gambarogno is 85% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Gambarogno?
- A single person without children pays about 14'007 CHF income tax in Gambarogno on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Gambarogno have?
- Gambarogno has 4'977 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Gambarogno?
- Gambarogno has 1'153 foreign residents, a share of 23.17% (2025).
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