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Switzerland · Canton TI

Linescio

6682
TI CANTON6682
Residents
42
Area
6.7 km²
Population density
6 pop./km²
Elevation
668 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
2'438 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
65%
Postal codes
1

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
19 45.2%
Men
23 54.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
2 4.8%
Swiss citizens
38 90.5%
Foreign residents
4 9.5%
Population density
6 pop./km²
0–19 · 2 · 4.8%20–64 · 21 · 50.0%65+ · 19 · 45.2%
Foreign residents 9.5%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP38.8% · strongest party
FDP38.8%
SVP25.6%
SP13.2%
Mitte10.9%
GRÜNE7.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier65%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
65%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 7 of 100 in canton Ticino
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'679 CHF(12.7%)
Rank 6 of 100 in the canton · 425 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'679 CHF(~12.7%)
LinescioCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeLinescioTicinoSwitzerland median
40'0004.1%3.94.9%5.4%
50'0006.1%5.87.3%7.8%
60'0007.9%7.59.4%10.5%
70'0009.3%8.811.1%11.9%
80'00010.6%1012.6%13.1%
90'00011.6%1113.8%14.1%
100'00012.7%12.115%15.3%
110'00013.6%1316%16.3%
120'00014.5%13.817%17.2%
130'00015.3%14.617.9%18.1%
140'00016.1%15.418.8%19%
150'00016.8%16.119.7%19.7%
175'00018.5%17.721.5%21.6%
200'00019.9%19.123.1%23.2%
225'00021.1%20.324.4%24.6%
250'00022.2%21.325.5%25.8%
275'00023.1%22.226.6%26.8%
300'00023.9%2327.5%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'748 mm
8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
2'438 m
Mean elevation
1'339 m
Relief
1'934 m
Mean slope
37.9°
Flat share
0.1%
South-facing
35.2%
Above 2000 m
10.0%
Relief 1'934 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
0.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
1.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
200
1 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
29.95 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.31 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.49 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.52 Rp./kWh
29.95 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 25.13 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Vacancy rate
0.76 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
132
Built before 194687.1%
Built since 20010.0%
0.76 %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 128 min · Car 88 min
AgglomerationPT 78 min · Car 49 min
Remoteness 6/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Linescio?
The postal code of Linescio is 6682.
What is the tax rate in Linescio?
The municipal tax multiplier of Linescio is 65% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Linescio?
A single person without children pays about 12'679 CHF income tax in Linescio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Linescio have?
Linescio has 42 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Linescio?
Linescio has 4 foreign residents, a share of 9.52% (2025).

Map

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