What is the postal code of Losone?

Losone has 2 postal codes: 6616, 6618.

What is the tax rate in Losone?

The municipal tax multiplier of Losone is 90% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Losone?

A single person without children pays about 14'339 CHF income tax in Losone on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Losone have?

Losone has 6'780 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Losone?

Losone has 1'784 foreign residents, a share of 26.31% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Locarno

Losone

6616–6618

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'499 51.6%

Men

3'281 48.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'201 17.7%

Swiss citizens

4'996 73.7%

Foreign residents

1'784 26.3%

Population density

732 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'201 · 17.7%20–64 · 3'856 · 56.9%65+ · 1'723 · 25.4%

Foreign residents 26.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +53 (+0.8%) · 50 births · 60 deaths · net migration +59

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 Losone

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

29.5% YesNo 70.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 45.4% Yes

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.4% Yes

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

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

72.7% YesNo 27.3%

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

27.8% YesNo 72.2%

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

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

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

28.4% YesNo 71.6%

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

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

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

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP19.6% · strongest party

SVP19.6%

FDP18.8%

Mitte16.7%

SP12.4%

Lega12.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

90%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 66 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'339 CHF(14.3%)

Rank 62 of 100 in the canton · 886 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:14'339 CHF(~14.3%)

LosoneCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Losone	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.7%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	7%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	9%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	10.6%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	12%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	13.1%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	14.3%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	15.3%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	16.3%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	17.2%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	18%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	18.8%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	20.7%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	22.2%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	23.5%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	24.6%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	25.6%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	26.5%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202012.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'882 mm

12.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'232 m

Mean elevation

432 m

Relief

1'033 m

Mean slope

17.9°

Flat share

29.0%

South-facing

6.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'033 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

60.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

79.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'500

Per inhabitant

8'945 kWh/yr

61 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 1

Standard model, deductible 300740 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Ticino498 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.13 %

Second homes

16 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

4'237

Built before 19468.0%

Built since 200120.8%

1.13 %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

3'238

Workplaces

586

Services share

55.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 21 (0.6%) · Secondary 1'418 (43.8%) · Tertiary 1'799 (55.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20 %

Farmland

49 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 69 min · Car 52 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 26/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5115

Websitelosone.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Locarno

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Losone ranks

Largest municipalities6'780 #8 TI · #297 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #25 TI · #913 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #76 TI · #1203 CH Jobs per resident0.48 #44 TI · #590 CH Families & children17.7% #39 TI · #1715 CH Age structure25.4% #50 TI · #366 CH Women share51.6% #29 TI · #213 CH Foreign residents26.3% #39 TI · #484 CH Population density732/km² #29 TI · #339 CH Tax burden14'339 #66 TI · #891 CH Taxes90% #66 TI Warmest municipalities12.9 °C #4 TI · #4 CH Sunniest municipalities56.3% #8 TI · #21 CH Rainiest municipalities1'882 mm #20 TI · #49 CH Voter turnout52.5% #74 TI · #1538 CH Against Switzerland24.5% #31 TI · #270 CH Aligned with Switzerland75.5% #39 TI · #1207 CH SVP strongholds19.6% #16 TI · #1803 CH SP strongholds12.4% #40 TI · #1243 CH Centre strongholds16.7% #52 TI · #721 CH FDP strongholds18.8% #60 TI · #540 CH GLP strongholds1.6% #33 TI · #1826 CH Green strongholds9.6% #35 TI · #628 CH Largest by area9.3 km² #45 TI · #1023 CH Highest municipalities400 m #48 TI · #1897 CH Second homes16% #73 TI · #504 CH Organic farming20% #24 TI · #645 CH Best-connected municipalities69 min #75 TI · #1060 CH Remotest municipalities69 min #26 TI · #1062 CH Highest peaks1'232 m #53 TI · #591 CH Highest-lying municipalities432 m #65 TI · #1843 CH Greatest vertical range1'033 m #53 TI · #440 CH Steepest municipalities17.9° #59 TI · #457 CH Solar potential61 GWh #9 TI · #238 CH Solar potential per capita8'945 kWh #69 TI · #1275 CH Cheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #74 TI · #1563 CH Most expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #19 TI · #536 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Arcegno6618 Losone6616

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Losone?: Losone has 2 postal codes: 6616, 6618.
What is the tax rate in Losone?: The municipal tax multiplier of Losone is 90% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Losone?: A single person without children pays about 14'339 CHF income tax in Losone on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Losone have?: Losone has 6'780 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Losone?: Losone has 1'784 foreign residents, a share of 26.31% (2025).

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