Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
239 47.4%
Men
265 52.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
83 16.5%
Swiss citizens
469 93.1%
Foreign residents
35 6.9%
Population density
3 pop./km²
0–19 · 83 · 16.5%20–64 · 271 · 53.8%65+ · 150 · 29.8%
Foreign residents 6.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +6 (+1.2%) · 0 births · 6 deaths · net migration +10
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 Vallemaggia: 29.2% Yes
24.2% YesNo 75.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 47.2% Yes
53.0% YesNo 47.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 51.7% Yes
49.8% YesNo 50.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 50.4% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 75.0% Yes
81.5% YesNo 18.5%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 26.5% Yes
21.1% YesNo 78.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 40.6% 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 Vallemaggia: 26.9% Yes
20.7% YesNo 79.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 42.6% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Vallemaggia: 53.0% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte33.8% · strongest party
Mitte33.8%
SVP20.3%
FDP13.5%
Übrige11.4%
Lega11.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier95%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
95%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 94 of 100 in canton TicinoTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'671 CHF(14.7%)
Rank 83 of 100 in the canton · 961 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:14'671 CHF(~14.7%)
LavizzaraCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Lavizzara | 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 | 9.2% | 7.5–9.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8.8–11.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.3% | 10–12.6% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.4% | 11–13.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.7% | 12.1–15% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.7% | 13–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.7% | 13.8–17% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.6% | 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 | 21.1% | 17.7–21.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22.6% | 19.1–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 23.9% | 20.3–24.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.1% | 21.3–25.5% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26.1% | 22.2–26.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27% | 23–27.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'726 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'063 m
Mean elevation
1'864 m
Relief
2'565 m
Mean slope
33°
Flat share
1.9%
South-facing
25.6%
Above 2000 m
45.2%
Relief 2'565 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
12.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'900
Per inhabitant
25'556 kWh/yr
13 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
28.79 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 · 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
0.68 %
Second homes
80.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
1'031
Built before 194673.5%
Built since 20011.3%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.68 %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
186
Workplaces
71
Services share
41.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 56 (30.1%) · Secondary 52 (28.0%) · Tertiary 78 (41.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
20
Organic share
60 %
Farmland
391 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 municipalities504 #85 TI · #1801 CHGrowing municipalities1.2% #17 TI · #687 CHShrinking municipalities1.2% #84 TI · #1427 CHJobs per resident0.37 #61 TI · #974 CHFamilies & children16.5% #59 TI · #1884 CHAge structure29.8% #25 TI · #105 CHWomen share47.4% #90 TI · #1966 CHForeign residents6.9% #96 TI · #1926 CHPopulation density3/km² #95 TI · #2090 CHTax burden14'671 #91 TI · #969 CHTaxes95% #94 TIWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #67 TI · #1263 CHSunniest municipalities52.2% #83 TI · #184 CHRainiest municipalities1'726 mm #59 TI · #112 CHVoter turnout53.5% #70 TI · #1427 CHSVP strongholds20.3% #15 TI · #1781 CHSP strongholds6.9% #94 TI · #1804 CHCentre strongholds33.8% #3 TI · #192 CHFDP strongholds13.5% #90 TI · #988 CHGLP strongholds0.2% #94 TI · #2013 CHGreen strongholds2.6% #97 TI · #1916 CHLargest by area187.5 km² #3 TI · #19 CHHighest municipalities702 m #20 TI · #592 CHSecond homes80.2% #6 TI · #10 CHOrganic farming60% #5 TI · #83 CHBest-connected municipalities141 min #98 TI · #2025 CHRemotest municipalities141 min #3 TI · #86 CHHighest peaks3'063 m #6 TI · #124 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'864 m #6 TI · #115 CHGreatest vertical range2'565 m #7 TI · #72 CHSteepest municipalities33° #13 TI · #35 CHSolar potential13 GWh #72 TI · #1358 CHSolar potential per capita25'556 kWh #9 TI · #83 CHCheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #91 TI · #1580 CHMost expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #36 TI · #553 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Lavizzara?
- Lavizzara has 5 postal codes: 6692, 6693, 6694, 6695, 6696.
- What is the tax rate in Lavizzara?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Lavizzara is 95% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Lavizzara?
- A single person without children pays about 14'671 CHF income tax in Lavizzara on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 83 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Lavizzara have?
- Lavizzara has 504 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Lavizzara?
- Lavizzara has 35 foreign residents, a share of 6.94% (2025).
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