What is the postal code of Melide?

The postal code of Melide is 6815.

What is the tax rate in Melide?

The municipal tax multiplier of Melide is 65% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Melide?

A single person without children pays about 12'679 CHF income tax in Melide on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Melide have?

Melide has 1'812 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Melide?

Melide has 690 foreign residents, a share of 38.08% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Lugano

Melide

6815

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

898 49.6%

Men

914 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

275 15.2%

Swiss citizens

1'122 61.9%

Foreign residents

690 38.1%

Population density

349 pop./km²

0–19 · 275 · 15.2%20–64 · 1'061 · 58.6%65+ · 476 · 26.3%

Foreign residents 38.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +27 (+1.5%) · 10 births · 14 deaths · net migration +34

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 Melide

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 Lugano: 31.4% Yes

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 48.8% Yes

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes

54.9% YesNo 45.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

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

73.7% YesNo 26.3%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes

32.2% YesNo 67.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes

50.7% YesNo 49.3%

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 Lugano: 28.6% Yes

30.6% YesNo 69.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes

51.8% YesNo 48.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP24.2% · strongest party

FDP24.2%

SVP19.6%

SP15.1%

Mitte14.3%

Lega10.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier65%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

65%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 9 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

100'000 CHF:12'679 CHF(~12.7%)

MelideCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Melide	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	6.1%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	7.9%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	9.3%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	14.5%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	15.3%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	16.1%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	16.8%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	18.5%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.9%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.1%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.2%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	23.1%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	23.9%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)12.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'654 mm

10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

535 m

Mean elevation

297 m

Relief

265 m

Mean slope

9.4°

Flat share

69.1%

South-facing

3.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 265 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

10.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'200

Per inhabitant

5'585 kWh/yr

10 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

25.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.35 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.63 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

25.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 25.91 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Melide →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

1.14 %

Second homes

30.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.1

Dwellings

1'318

Built before 194617.1%

Built since 200113.4%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

1.14 %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

745

Workplaces

215

Services share

86 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 641 (86.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

100 %

Farmland

3 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 20 min · Car 15 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 90/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5198

Websitemelide.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Lugano

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Melide ranks

Largest municipalities1'812 #50 TI · #1028 CH Growing municipalities1.5% #12 TI · #537 CH Shrinking municipalities1.5% #89 TI · #1577 CH Jobs per resident0.41 #55 TI · #820 CH Families & children15.2% #74 TI · #1968 CH Age structure26.3% #45 TI · #284 CH Women share49.6% #75 TI · #1224 CH Foreign residents38.1% #10 TI · #98 CH Population density349/km² #48 TI · #692 CH Tax burden12'679 #10 TI · #429 CH Taxes65% #9 TI Warmest municipalities10.6 °C #42 TI · #189 CH Sunniest municipalities55.3% #41 TI · #63 CH Rainiest municipalities1'654 mm #68 TI · #132 CH Voter turnout58% #39 TI · #826 CH Against Switzerland22.5% #46 TI · #370 CH Aligned with Switzerland77.5% #28 TI · #1106 CH SVP strongholds19.6% #19 TI · #1806 CH SP strongholds15.1% #12 TI · #942 CH Centre strongholds14.3% #76 TI · #883 CH FDP strongholds24.2% #22 TI · #263 CH GLP strongholds1% #71 TI · #1935 CH Green strongholds6.4% #73 TI · #1235 CH Largest by area5.2 km² #64 TI · #1524 CH Highest municipalities287 m #80 TI · #2069 CH Second homes30.7% #49 TI · #257 CH Organic farming100% #2 TI · #13 CH Best-connected municipalities20 min #12 TI · #23 CH Remotest municipalities20 min #90 TI · #2091 CH Highest peaks535 m #81 TI · #1762 CH Highest-lying municipalities297 m #94 TI · #2101 CH Greatest vertical range265 m #79 TI · #1102 CH Steepest municipalities9.4° #84 TI · #980 CH Solar potential10 GWh #82 TI · #1551 CH Solar potential per capita5'585 kWh #97 TI · #1891 CH Cheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #28 TI · #841 CH Most expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #66 TI · #1259 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6815

Melide

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Melide6815

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Melide?: The postal code of Melide is 6815.
What is the tax rate in Melide?: The municipal tax multiplier of Melide is 65% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Melide?: A single person without children pays about 12'679 CHF income tax in Melide on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Melide have?: Melide has 1'812 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Melide?: Melide has 690 foreign residents, a share of 38.08% (2025).

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