What is the postal code of Lavertezzo?

The postal code of Lavertezzo is 6595.

What is the tax rate in Lavertezzo?

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

How much tax do you pay in Lavertezzo?

A single person without children pays about 15'003 CHF income tax in Lavertezzo on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 96 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lavertezzo have?

Lavertezzo has 1'235 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lavertezzo?

Lavertezzo has 360 foreign residents, a share of 29.15% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Locarno

Lavertezzo

6595

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

583 47.2%

Men

652 52.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

278 22.5%

Swiss citizens

875 70.9%

Foreign residents

360 29.2%

Population density

1'388 pop./km²

0–19 · 278 · 22.5%20–64 · 729 · 59.0%65+ · 228 · 18.5%

Foreign residents 29.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −18 (−1.4%) · 5 births · 16 deaths · net migration −4

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 Lavertezzo

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 Locarno: 32.4% Yes

28.1% YesNo 71.9%

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

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 49.3% Yes

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

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

77.5% YesNo 22.5%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 31.4% Yes

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.8% Yes

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

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 Locarno: 29.1% Yes

21.6% YesNo 78.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.0% Yes

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.7% Yes

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte21.8% · strongest party

Mitte21.8%

SVP19.3%

FDP15.8%

Lega12.7%

SP11.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

100%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 99 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'003 CHF(15%)

Rank 96 of 100 in the canton · 1001 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:15'003 CHF(~15%)

LavertezzoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

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

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.6 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)12.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'757 mm

7.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

458 m

Mean elevation

279 m

Relief

263 m

Mean slope

20°

Flat share

24.4%

South-facing

69.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 263 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

15.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'500

Per inhabitant

12'583 kWh/yr

16 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

28.79 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.82 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.76 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

28.79 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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300683 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Ticino498 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.57 %

Second homes

22.3 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

702

Built before 194614.4%

Built since 200114.8%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.57 %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

915

Workplaces

134

Services share

56.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (1.3%) · Secondary 386 (42.2%) · Tertiary 517 (56.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

9 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 38 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 61/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5112

Websitelavertezzo.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Locarno

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Lavertezzo ranks

Largest municipalities1'235 #71 TI · #1300 CH Growing municipalities-1.4% #83 TI · #1907 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.4% #18 TI · #202 CH Jobs per resident0.74 #20 TI · #192 CH Families & children22.5% #2 TI · #427 CH Age structure18.5% #98 TI · #1556 CH Women share47.2% #92 TI · #1995 CH Foreign residents29.2% #27 TI · #341 CH Population density1'388/km² #15 TI · #140 CH Tax burden15'003 #98 TI · #1003 CH Taxes100% #99 TI Warmest municipalities7.6 °C #84 TI · #1768 CH Sunniest municipalities54.3% #71 TI · #118 CH Rainiest municipalities1'757 mm #52 TI · #97 CH Voter turnout51.4% #83 TI · #1655 CH Against Switzerland21.6% #50 TI · #426 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.4% #20 TI · #1047 CH SVP strongholds19.3% #21 TI · #1817 CH SP strongholds11% #61 TI · #1417 CH Centre strongholds21.8% #27 TI · #454 CH FDP strongholds15.8% #82 TI · #755 CH GLP strongholds1.4% #47 TI · #1878 CH Green strongholds10.9% #20 TI · #459 CH Largest by area0.9 km² #92 TI · #2097 CH Highest municipalities1'087 m #11 TI · #210 CH Second homes22.3% #53 TI · #313 CH Organic farming0% #56 TI · #1908 CH Best-connected municipalities38 min #40 TI · #204 CH Remotest municipalities38 min #61 TI · #1912 CH Highest peaks458 m #90 TI · #2008 CH Highest-lying municipalities279 m #96 TI · #2103 CH Greatest vertical range263 m #80 TI · #1109 CH Steepest municipalities20° #54 TI · #394 CH Solar potential16 GWh #61 TI · #1216 CH Solar potential per capita12'583 kWh #43 TI · #681 CH Cheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #72 TI · #1561 CH Most expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #17 TI · #534 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6595

Riazzino

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Riazzino6595

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lavertezzo?: The postal code of Lavertezzo is 6595.
What is the tax rate in Lavertezzo?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lavertezzo is 100% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Lavertezzo?: A single person without children pays about 15'003 CHF income tax in Lavertezzo on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 96 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lavertezzo have?: Lavertezzo has 1'235 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lavertezzo?: Lavertezzo has 360 foreign residents, a share of 29.15% (2025).

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