What is the postal code of Lugano?

Lugano has 27 postal codes: 6823, 6900, 6912, 6913, 6914, 6915, 6917, 6918, 6924, 6925, 6932, 6943 ….

What is the tax rate in Lugano?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lugano is 77% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Lugano?

A single person without children pays about 13'475 CHF income tax in Lugano on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lugano have?

Lugano has 63'691 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lugano?

Lugano has 26'040 foreign residents, a share of 40.88% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI

Lugano

6823–6979

TI CANTON6823 6900 6912 6913+23 PLZ

Residents

63'691

Area

86.2 km²

Population density

739 pop./km²

Elevation

283 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'109 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

77%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

32'852 51.6%

Men

30'839 48.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

10'584 16.6%

Swiss citizens

37'651 59.1%

Foreign residents

26'040 40.9%

Population density

739 pop./km²

0–19 · 10'584 · 16.6%20–64 · 38'415 · 60.3%65+ · 14'692 · 23.1%

Foreign residents 40.9%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Neighbourhoods

BFS · 2024

Statistical city quarters from BFS City Statistics — available for 10 Swiss cities only, not nationwide.

Molino Nuovo

9'476residents

Median age: 42.2
Foreign: 54.3%
Area / person: 42 m²

Pregassona

9'185residents

Median age: 46
Foreign: 35.3%
Area / person: 44 m²

Viganello

6'733residents

Median age: 47.7
Foreign: 41.6%
Area / person: 45 m²

Breganzona

5'228residents

Median age: 46.8
Foreign: 28.6%
Area / person: 49 m²

Centro

4'957residents

Median age: 47.1
Foreign: 50.9%
Area / person: 49 m²

Besso

4'905residents

Median age: 45.3
Foreign: 50.5%
Area / person: 46 m²

Cassarate

3'471residents

Median age: 47.8
Foreign: 53.9%
Area / person: 44 m²

Loreto

2'773residents

Median age: 49.8
Foreign: 59.9%
Area / person: 53 m²

Cadro

2'496residents

Median age: 46.1
Foreign: 22.0%
Area / person: 51 m²

Barbengo

2'084residents

Median age: 45.1
Foreign: 31.5%
Area / person: 49 m²

Castagnola

2'022residents

Median age: 52.1
Foreign: 45.5%
Area / person: 60 m²

Sonvico

2'008residents

Median age: 50
Foreign: 13.2%
Area / person: 56 m²

Davesco-Soragno

1'571residents

Median age: 50
Foreign: 18.1%
Area / person: 55 m²

Pazzallo

1'525residents

Median age: 43.5
Foreign: 43.2%
Area / person: 46 m²

Carona

826residents

Median age: 52.6
Foreign: 23.6%
Area / person: 62 m²

Pambio-Noranco

772residents

Median age: 43
Foreign: 29.0%
Area / person: 46 m²

Valcolla

657residents

Median age: 55.4
Foreign: 7.6%
Area / person: 58 m²

Carabbia

604residents

Median age: 49.8
Foreign: 22.0%
Area / person: 58 m²

Villa Luganese

563residents

Median age: 51
Foreign: 8.7%
Area / person: 58 m²

Aldesago

454residents

Median age: 55.9
Foreign: 35.5%
Area / person: 60 m²

Brè

354residents

Median age: 50.6
Foreign: 16.7%
Area / person: 56 m²

Gandria

235residents

Median age: 44.5
Foreign: 33.2%
Area / person: 45 m²

Cureggia

176residents

Median age: 49
Foreign: 17.6%
Area / person: 61 m²

Bogno

151residents

Median age: 46.9
Foreign: 22.5%
Area / person: 41 m²

Cimadera

126residents

Median age: 57.6
Foreign: 10.3%
Area / person: 46 m²

Certara

66residents

Median age: 50.4
Foreign: 13.6%
Area / person: 46 m²

STATPOP 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Vote results for Lugano

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

48.3% YesNo 51.8%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

69.4% YesNo 30.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

19.0% YesNo 81.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP20.3% · strongest party

FDP20.3%

Lega17.3%

SVP16.1%

Mitte14.1%

SP11.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier77%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

77%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 30 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'475 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 30 of 100 in the canton · 683 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:13'475 CHF(~13.5%)

LuganoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lugano	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	12.3%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.4%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	16.2%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	17%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	17.8%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	19.5%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	21%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	22.2%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	23.3%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	24.3%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	25.2%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'783 mm

11.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'109 m

Mean elevation

755 m

Relief

1'838 m

Mean slope

21.6°

Flat share

19.0%

South-facing

18.2%

Above 2000 m

0.2%

Relief 1'838 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

364 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

512.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

80'900

364 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

25.13 Rp./kWh

Energy

8.95 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.33 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

25.13 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.13 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Aziende Industriali di Lugano (AIL) SA

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

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

2.08 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

42'408

Built before 194615.5%

Built since 200116.5%

2.08 %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 23 min · Car 15 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 83/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMarco Borradori · Lega dei Ticinesi

Websitelugano.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities63'691 #1 TI · #9 CH Families & children16.6% #55 TI · #1873 CH Age structure23.1% #67 TI · #658 CH Women share51.6% #31 TI · #215 CH Foreign residents40.9% #8 TI · #70 CH Population density739/km² #26 TI · #333 CH Tax burden13'475 #30 TI · #683 CH Taxes77% #30 TI Warmest municipalities11.4 °C #24 TI · #24 CH Sunniest municipalities55.1% #49 TI · #72 CH Rainiest municipalities1'783 mm #43 TI · #85 CH Voter turnout50.9% #77 TI · #1611 CH Against Switzerland22% #51 TI · #427 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #22 TI · #1049 CH SVP strongholds16.1% #42 TI · #1943 CH SP strongholds11.9% #51 TI · #1306 CH Centre strongholds14.1% #77 TI · #891 CH FDP strongholds20.3% #44 TI · #431 CH GLP strongholds2% #21 TI · #1759 CH Green strongholds8.9% #45 TI · #727 CH Largest by area86.2 km² #13 TI · #89 CH Highest municipalities283 m #83 TI · #2072 CH Remotest municipalities23 min #83 TI · #2073 CH Best-connected municipalities23 min #19 TI · #38 CH Highest peaks2'109 m #30 TI · #332 CH Highest-lying municipalities755 m #42 TI · #667 CH Greatest vertical range1'838 m #28 TI · #245 CH Steepest municipalities21.6° #50 TI · #357 CH Solar potential364 GWh #1 TI · #7 CH Cheapest electricity25.13 Rp./kWh #22 TI · #324 CH Most expensive electricity25.13 Rp./kWh #66 TI · #1771 CH

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lugano?: Lugano has 27 postal codes: 6823, 6900, 6912, 6913, 6914, 6915, 6917, 6918, 6924, 6925, 6932, 6943 ….
What is the tax rate in Lugano?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lugano is 77% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Lugano?: A single person without children pays about 13'475 CHF income tax in Lugano on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lugano have?: Lugano has 63'691 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lugano?: Lugano has 26'040 foreign residents, a share of 40.88% (2025).

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