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

Minusio

6645–6648

TI CANTON6645 6648

Residents

7'273

Area

8.8 km²

Population density

824 pop./km²

Elevation

600 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'669 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

82%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Minusio

BFS

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

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

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

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.4%

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

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

70.4% YesNo 29.6%

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

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

21.7% YesNo 78.3%

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

13.2% YesNo 86.8%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

6'263

Built before 194616.3%

Built since 200121.4%

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 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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteminusio.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities7'273 #6 TI · #266 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 turnout56.7% #38 TI · #841 CH Against Switzerland15% #71 TI · #941 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #2 TI · #539 CH SVP strongholds12.6% #79 TI · #2053 CH SP strongholds13.8% #24 TI · #1069 CH Centre strongholds14.3% #73 TI · #876 CH FDP strongholds26.6% #10 TI · #171 CH GLP strongholds1.6% #33 TI · #1822 CH Green strongholds10.1% #30 TI · #564 CH Largest by area8.8 km² #47 TI · #1074 CH Highest municipalities600 m #25 TI · #825 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #38 TI · #1468 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #60 TI · #662 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 Cheapest electricity29.95 Rp./kWh #78 TI · #1482 CH Most expensive electricity29.95 Rp./kWh #18 TI · #621 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Brione sopra Minusio6645 Minusio6648

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

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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