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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
3'672 52.6%
Men
3'304 47.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'295 18.6%
Swiss citizens
3'723 53.4%
Foreign residents
3'253 46.6%
Population density
9'427 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'295 · 18.6%20–64 · 4'327 · 62.0%65+ · 1'354 · 19.4%
Foreign residents 46.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +177 (+2.6%) · 58 births · 60 deaths · net migration +188
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 48.8% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes
52.6% YesNo 47.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes
38.6% YesNo 61.4%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 74.7% Yes
66.8% YesNo 33.2%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes
34.4% YesNo 65.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
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 Lugano: 28.6% Yes
33.1% YesNo 66.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes
47.7% YesNo 52.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Mitte26.5% · strongest party
Mitte26.5%
FDP16.9%
SP14.1%
SVP13.0%
Lega11.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier70%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
70%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 16 of 100 in canton Ticino
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'011 CHF(13%)
Rank 16 of 100 in the canton · 533 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:13'011 CHF(~13%)
MassagnoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeMassagnoTicinoSwitzerland median
40'0004.2%3.9–4.9%5.4%
50'0006.3%5.8–7.3%7.8%
60'0008.1%7.5–9.4%10.5%
70'0009.6%8.8–11.1%11.9%
80'00010.8%10–12.6%13.1%
90'00011.9%11–13.8%14.1%
100'00013%12.1–15%15.3%
110'00013.9%13–16%16.3%
120'00014.8%13.8–17%17.2%
130'00015.7%14.6–17.9%18.1%
140'00016.5%15.4–18.8%19%
150'00017.2%16.1–19.7%19.7%
175'00018.9%17.7–21.5%21.6%
200'00020.3%19.1–23.1%23.2%
225'00021.6%20.3–24.4%24.6%
250'00022.6%21.3–25.5%25.8%
275'00023.6%22.2–26.6%26.8%
300'00024.5%23–27.5%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'790 mm
11.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
438 m
Mean elevation
377 m
Relief
106 m
Mean slope
7.3°
Flat share
38.8%
South-facing
26.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 106 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
19.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
31.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'400
Per inhabitant
2'807 kWh/yr
20 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
28.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.95 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.52 Rp./kWh
28.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.91 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator AZIENDA ELETTRICA DI MASSAGNO (AEM) 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300740 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 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
2.28 %
Second homes
14.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.1
Dwellings
4'251
Built before 19468.2%
Built since 200126.4%
2.28 %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
2'254
Workplaces
514
Services share
82.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 392 (17.4%) · Tertiary 1'862 (82.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 8 min · Car 7 min
AgglomerationPT 8 min · Car 7 min
Remoteness 100/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5196
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities6'976 #7 TI · #279 CHGrowing municipalities2.6% #3 TI · #215 CHShrinking municipalities2.6% #98 TI · #1894 CHJobs per resident0.32 #70 TI · #1194 CHFamilies & children18.6% #28 TI · #1560 CHAge structure19.4% #92 TI · #1363 CHWomen share52.6% #13 TI · #65 CHForeign residents46.6% #3 TI · #19 CHPopulation density9'427/km² #1 TI · #2 CHTax burden13'011 #20 TI · #537 CHTaxes70% #16 TIWarmest municipalities11.9 °C #14 TI · #14 CHSunniest municipalities55.8% #18 TI · #35 CHRainiest municipalities1'790 mm #40 TI · #80 CHVoter turnout52% #78 TI · #1592 CHAgainst Switzerland15.8% #70 TI · #824 CHAligned with Switzerland84.2% #4 TI · #635 CHSVP strongholds13% #78 TI · #2051 CHSP strongholds14.1% #22 TI · #1044 CHCentre strongholds26.5% #10 TI · #312 CHFDP strongholds16.9% #76 TI · #664 CHGLP strongholds1.6% #37 TI · #1830 CHGreen strongholds8.1% #59 TI · #869 CHLargest by area0.7 km² #98 TI · #2106 CHHighest municipalities352 m #63 TI · #2014 CHSecond homes14.6% #83 TI · #603 CHBest-connected municipalities8 min #1 TI · #2 CHRemotest municipalities8 min #100 TI · #2109 CHHighest peaks438 m #92 TI · #2039 CHHighest-lying municipalities377 m #76 TI · #2044 CHGreatest vertical range106 m #97 TI · #1803 CHSteepest municipalities7.3° #94 TI · #1202 CHSolar potential20 GWh #49 TI · #1029 CHSolar potential per capita2'807 kWh #98 TI · #2099 CHCheapest electricity28.82 Rp./kWh #97 TI · #1592 CHMost expensive electricity28.82 Rp./kWh #4 TI · #515 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Massagno?
The postal code of Massagno is 6900.
What is the tax rate in Massagno?
The municipal tax multiplier of Massagno is 70% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Massagno?
A single person without children pays about 13'011 CHF income tax in Massagno on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Massagno have?
Massagno has 6'976 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Massagno?
Massagno has 3'253 foreign residents, a share of 46.63% (2025).

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