What is the postal code of Mergoscia?

The postal code of Mergoscia is 6647.

What is the tax rate in Mergoscia?

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

How much tax do you pay in Mergoscia?

A single person without children pays about 15'003 CHF income tax in Mergoscia on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 96 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mergoscia have?

Mergoscia has 194 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mergoscia?

Mergoscia has 15 foreign residents, a share of 7.73% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI

Mergoscia

6647

TI CANTON6647

Residents

194

Area

12.2 km²

Population density

16 pop./km²

Elevation

1'133 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'041 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

100%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

98 50.5%

Men

96 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

32 16.5%

Swiss citizens

179 92.3%

Foreign residents

15 7.7%

Population density

16 pop./km²

0–19 · 32 · 16.5%20–64 · 95 · 49.0%65+ · 67 · 34.5%

Foreign residents 7.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Mergoscia

BFS

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

58.2% YesNo 41.8%

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

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

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

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

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

66.3% YesNo 33.7%

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

68.8% YesNo 31.2%

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

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

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

20.3% YesNo 79.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP24.4% · strongest party

SP24.4%

Übrige17.9%

GRÜNE16.6%

SVP15.0%

FDP10.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

100%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 100 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'003 CHF(15%)

Rank 96 of 100 in the canton · 1001 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:15'003 CHF(~15%)

MergosciaCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

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

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'765 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'041 m

Mean elevation

1'175 m

Relief

1'624 m

Mean slope

35.2°

Flat share

1.6%

South-facing

38.6%

Above 2000 m

0.2%

Relief 1'624 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

5.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'300

6 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

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.1 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

545

Built before 194673.0%

Built since 20013.9%

1.1 %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 89 min · Car 58 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 16/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemergoscia.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities194 #94 TI · #2034 CH Families & children16.5% #58 TI · #1883 CH Age structure34.5% #13 TI · #35 CH Women share50.5% #58 TI · #643 CH Foreign residents7.7% #95 TI · #1880 CH Population density16/km² #86 TI · #2004 CH Tax burden15'003 #99 TI · #1004 CH Taxes100% #100 TI Warmest municipalities10 °C #55 TI · #553 CH Sunniest municipalities55.3% #39 TI · #61 CH Rainiest municipalities1'765 mm #48 TI · #92 CH Voter turnout57.5% #33 TI · #756 CH SVP strongholds15% #55 TI · #1991 CH SP strongholds24.4% #2 TI · #202 CH Centre strongholds7% #99 TI · #1569 CH FDP strongholds10.6% #95 TI · #1325 CH GLP strongholds1% #69 TI · #1929 CH Green strongholds16.6% #4 TI · #72 CH Largest by area12.2 km² #39 TI · #804 CH Highest municipalities1'133 m #9 TI · #190 CH Remotest municipalities89 min #16 TI · #569 CH Best-connected municipalities89 min #86 TI · #1550 CH Highest peaks2'041 m #32 TI · #349 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'175 m #23 TI · #309 CH Greatest vertical range1'624 m #33 TI · #306 CH Steepest municipalities35.2° #5 TI · #9 CH Solar potential6 GWh #89 TI · #1842 CH Cheapest electricity29.95 Rp./kWh #77 TI · #1481 CH Most expensive electricity29.95 Rp./kWh #17 TI · #620 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6647

Mergoscia

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Mergoscia6647

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mergoscia?: The postal code of Mergoscia is 6647.
What is the tax rate in Mergoscia?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mergoscia is 100% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Mergoscia?: A single person without children pays about 15'003 CHF income tax in Mergoscia on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 96 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mergoscia have?: Mergoscia has 194 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mergoscia?: Mergoscia has 15 foreign residents, a share of 7.73% (2025).

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