What is the postal code of Novazzano?

Novazzano has 2 postal codes: 6828, 6883.

What is the tax rate in Novazzano?

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

How much tax do you pay in Novazzano?

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

How many residents does Novazzano have?

Novazzano has 2'339 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Novazzano?

Novazzano has 496 foreign residents, a share of 21.21% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Mendrisio

Novazzano

6828–6883

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'191 50.9%

Men

1'148 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

391 16.7%

Swiss citizens

1'843 78.8%

Foreign residents

496 21.2%

Population density

447 pop./km²

0–19 · 391 · 16.7%20–64 · 1'329 · 56.8%65+ · 619 · 26.5%

Foreign residents 21.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −1 (−0%) · 10 births · 27 deaths · net migration +21

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 Novazzano

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 Mendrisio: 30.8% Yes

22.8% YesNo 77.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 49.8% Yes

52.0% YesNo 48.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 53.1% Yes

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 50.4% Yes

56.8% YesNo 43.2%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 73.6% Yes

75.7% YesNo 24.3%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 31.5% Yes

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 44.0% Yes

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

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 Mendrisio: 31.2% Yes

24.8% YesNo 75.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 46.9% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 53.4% Yes

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte23.9% · strongest party

Mitte23.9%

FDP19.7%

Lega17.0%

SVP13.3%

Übrige8.8%

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 10 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%)

NovazzanoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Novazzano	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 1991–202011.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'640 mm

11.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

521 m

Mean elevation

348 m

Relief

277 m

Mean slope

7.7°

Flat share

38.6%

South-facing

10.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 277 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

40.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

51.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'100

Per inhabitant

17'486 kWh/yr

41 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 Novazzano →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

2.54 %

Second homes

13.8 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'340

Built before 194621.6%

Built since 200113.9%

2.54 %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

2'191

Workplaces

266

Services share

62.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 53 (2.4%) · Secondary 766 (35.0%) · Tertiary 1'372 (62.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

281 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 56 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 39/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5260

Websitenovazzano.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Mendrisio

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Novazzano ranks

Largest municipalities2'339 #41 TI · #887 CH Growing municipalities-0% #50 TI · #1452 CH Shrinking municipalities-0% #52 TI · #662 CH Jobs per resident0.94 #14 TI · #103 CH Families & children16.7% #53 TI · #1857 CH Age structure26.5% #40 TI · #268 CH Women share50.9% #52 TI · #467 CH Foreign residents21.2% #55 TI · #763 CH Population density447/km² #39 TI · #558 CH Tax burden12'679 #11 TI · #430 CH Taxes65% #10 TI Warmest municipalities11.4 °C #26 TI · #26 CH Sunniest municipalities54.9% #59 TI · #86 CH Rainiest municipalities1'640 mm #78 TI · #147 CH Voter turnout58.2% #38 TI · #806 CH Against Switzerland25.5% #28 TI · #224 CH Aligned with Switzerland74.5% #50 TI · #1261 CH SVP strongholds13.3% #73 TI · #2041 CH SP strongholds8.6% #88 TI · #1645 CH Centre strongholds23.9% #17 TI · #386 CH FDP strongholds19.7% #53 TI · #473 CH GLP strongholds2.1% #20 TI · #1748 CH Green strongholds6.7% #72 TI · #1175 CH Largest by area5.2 km² #65 TI · #1525 CH Highest municipalities345 m #66 TI · #2022 CH Second homes13.8% #89 TI · #689 CH Organic farming0% #83 TI · #1935 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #61 TI · #665 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #39 TI · #1467 CH Highest peaks521 m #85 TI · #1810 CH Highest-lying municipalities348 m #83 TI · #2069 CH Greatest vertical range277 m #76 TI · #1055 CH Steepest municipalities7.7° #92 TI · #1144 CH Solar potential41 GWh #23 TI · #449 CH Solar potential per capita17'486 kWh #26 TI · #282 CH Cheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #51 TI · #864 CH Most expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #89 TI · #1282 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Balerna6828 Novazzano6883

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Novazzano?: Novazzano has 2 postal codes: 6828, 6883.
What is the tax rate in Novazzano?: The municipal tax multiplier of Novazzano is 65% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Novazzano?: A single person without children pays about 12'679 CHF income tax in Novazzano on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Novazzano have?: Novazzano has 2'339 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Novazzano?: Novazzano has 496 foreign residents, a share of 21.21% (2025).

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