What is the postal code of Minusio?

Minusio has 2 postal codes: 6645, 6648.

What is the tax rate in Minusio?

The municipal tax multiplier of Minusio is 82% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Minusio?

A single person without children pays about 13'807 CHF income tax in Minusio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 42 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Minusio have?

Minusio has 7'273 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Minusio?

Minusio has 1'824 foreign residents, a share of 25.08% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Locarno

Minusio

6645–6648

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'894 53.5%

Men

3'379 46.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'086 14.9%

Swiss citizens

5'449 74.9%

Foreign residents

1'824 25.1%

Population density

824 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'086 · 14.9%20–64 · 3'924 · 54.0%65+ · 2'263 · 31.1%

Foreign residents 25.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −48 (−0.7%) · 40 births · 89 deaths · net migration −19

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 Minusio

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

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

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

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

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

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

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

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

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

69.9% YesNo 30.1%

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

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

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

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.4%

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP26.6% · strongest party

FDP26.6%

Mitte14.3%

SP13.8%

SVP12.6%

Lega12.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier82%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

82%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 43 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'807 CHF(13.8%)

Rank 42 of 100 in the canton · 788 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:13'807 CHF(~13.8%)

MinusioCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Minusio	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.5%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	6.7%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	8.6%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	12.6%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.8%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	14.8%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.7%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	16.6%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	17.4%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	18.2%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	20%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	21.4%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	22.7%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	23.8%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	24.8%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	25.7%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.8 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)11.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'746 mm

7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'669 m

Mean elevation

521 m

Relief

1'475 m

Mean slope

16.2°

Flat share

38.2%

South-facing

41.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'475 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

49.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

76.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'000

Per inhabitant

6'832 kWh/yr

50 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 Minusio →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

1.1 %

Second homes

40.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

6'263

Built before 194616.3%

Built since 200121.4%

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

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 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

1'891

Workplaces

517

Services share

79.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 22 (1.2%) · Secondary 362 (19.1%) · Tertiary 1'507 (79.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

33.3 %

Farmland

6 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 56 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 9 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 38/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5118

Websiteminusio.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Locarno

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Minusio ranks

Largest municipalities7'273 #6 TI · #266 CH Growing municipalities-0.7% #65 TI · #1706 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.7% #36 TI · #404 CH Jobs per resident0.26 #79 TI · #1489 CH Families & children14.9% #80 TI · #1989 CH Age structure31.1% #20 TI · #76 CH Women share53.5% #3 TI · #24 CH Foreign residents25.1% #44 TI · #554 CH Population density824/km² #23 TI · #287 CH Tax burden13'807 #43 TI · #789 CH Taxes82% #43 TI Warmest municipalities7.8 °C #83 TI · #1742 CH Sunniest municipalities55.5% #31 TI · #50 CH Rainiest municipalities1'746 mm #55 TI · #102 CH Voter turnout57.6% #41 TI · #875 CH Against Switzerland14.7% #71 TI · #941 CH Aligned with Switzerland85.3% #2 TI · #539 CH SVP strongholds12.6% #80 TI · #2057 CH SP strongholds13.8% #24 TI · #1072 CH Centre strongholds14.3% #74 TI · #881 CH FDP strongholds26.6% #10 TI · #171 CH GLP strongholds1.6% #34 TI · #1827 CH Green strongholds10.1% #31 TI · #567 CH Largest by area8.8 km² #47 TI · #1074 CH Highest municipalities600 m #25 TI · #825 CH Second homes40.9% #34 TI · #204 CH Organic farming33.3% #14 TI · #272 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #60 TI · #664 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #38 TI · #1466 CH Highest peaks1'669 m #41 TI · #414 CH Highest-lying municipalities521 m #55 TI · #1338 CH Greatest vertical range1'475 m #36 TI · #340 CH Steepest municipalities16.2° #65 TI · #532 CH Solar potential50 GWh #15 TI · #332 CH Solar potential per capita6'832 kWh #89 TI · #1711 CH Cheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #76 TI · #1565 CH Most expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #21 TI · #538 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Brione sopra Minusio6645 Minusio6648

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Minusio?: Minusio has 2 postal codes: 6645, 6648.
What is the tax rate in Minusio?: The municipal tax multiplier of Minusio is 82% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Minusio?: A single person without children pays about 13'807 CHF income tax in Minusio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 42 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Minusio have?: Minusio has 7'273 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Minusio?: Minusio has 1'824 foreign residents, a share of 25.08% (2025).

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