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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
810 52.8%
Men
724 47.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
334 21.8%
Swiss citizens
1'273 83.0%
Foreign residents
261 17.0%
Population density
738 pop./km²
0–19 · 334 · 21.8%20–64 · 866 · 56.5%65+ · 334 · 21.8%
Foreign residents 17.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +8 (+0.5%) · 6 births · 6 deaths · net migration +7
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 48.8% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes
51.0% YesNo 49.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.6%
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
75.1% YesNo 24.9%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes
28.1% YesNo 71.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes
45.9% YesNo 54.1%
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
33.2% YesNo 66.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes
41.0% YesNo 59.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes
47.3% YesNo 52.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP24.0% · strongest party
FDP24.0%
SVP16.0%
Lega14.8%
SP14.4%
GRÜNE11.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier70%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
70%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 19 of 100 in canton Ticino
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'011 CHF(13%)
Rank 16 of 100 in the canton · 533 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'011 CHF(~13%)
OriglioCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeOriglioTicinoSwitzerland median
40'0004.2%3.9–4.9%5.4%
50'0006.3%5.8–7.3%7.8%
60'0008.1%7.5–9.4%10.5%
70'0009.6%8.8–11.1%11.9%
80'00010.8%10–12.6%13.1%
90'00011.9%11–13.8%14.1%
100'00013%12.1–15%15.3%
110'00013.9%13–16%16.3%
120'00014.8%13.8–17%17.2%
130'00015.7%14.6–17.9%18.1%
140'00016.5%15.4–18.8%19%
150'00017.2%16.1–19.7%19.7%
175'00018.9%17.7–21.5%21.6%
200'00020.3%19.1–23.1%23.2%
225'00021.6%20.3–24.4%24.6%
250'00022.6%21.3–25.5%25.8%
275'00023.6%22.2–26.6%26.8%
300'00024.5%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
Precipitation 1991–20201'852 mm
10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
622 m
Mean elevation
464 m
Relief
205 m
Mean slope
11.5°
Flat share
28.4%
South-facing
11.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 205 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
Roof potential
13.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
16.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'900
Per inhabitant
8'507 kWh/yr
13 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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300740 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Ticino498 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
0.41 %
Second homes
15.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
740
Built before 194618.8%
Built since 200114.5%
0.41 %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
231
Workplaces
96
Services share
87.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 11 (4.8%) · Secondary 18 (7.8%) · Tertiary 202 (87.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
6
Organic share
16.7 %
Farmland
26 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 21 min · Car 17 min
AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 17 min
Remoteness 86/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5208
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'534 #60 TI · #1154 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #35 TI · #1091 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #66 TI · #1019 CHJobs per resident0.15 #93 TI · #1990 CHFamilies & children21.8% #3 TI · #593 CHAge structure21.8% #78 TI · #901 CHWomen share52.8% #9 TI · #48 CHForeign residents17% #68 TI · #1128 CHPopulation density738/km² #27 TI · #334 CHTax burden13'011 #21 TI · #538 CHTaxes70% #19 TIWarmest municipalities10.6 °C #43 TI · #190 CHSunniest municipalities55.2% #45 TI · #68 CHRainiest municipalities1'852 mm #25 TI · #56 CHVoter turnout66% #2 TI · #165 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #63 TI · #629 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #11 TI · #840 CHSVP strongholds16% #43 TI · #1954 CHSP strongholds14.4% #18 TI · #1011 CHCentre strongholds9.3% #97 TI · #1269 CHFDP strongholds24% #25 TI · #276 CHGLP strongholds1.6% #38 TI · #1831 CHGreen strongholds11.8% #13 TI · #371 CHLargest by area2.1 km² #80 TI · #1998 CHHighest municipalities452 m #36 TI · #1521 CHSecond homes15.1% #80 TI · #572 CHOrganic farming16.7% #33 TI · #800 CHBest-connected municipalities21 min #14 TI · #27 CHRemotest municipalities21 min #86 TI · #2083 CHHighest peaks622 m #74 TI · #1454 CHHighest-lying municipalities464 m #60 TI · #1633 CHGreatest vertical range205 m #87 TI · #1344 CHSteepest municipalities11.5° #80 TI · #814 CHSolar potential13 GWh #70 TI · #1347 CHSolar potential per capita8'507 kWh #74 TI · #1357 CHCheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #33 TI · #846 CHMost expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #71 TI · #1264 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Origlio?
The postal code of Origlio is 6945.
What is the tax rate in Origlio?
The municipal tax multiplier of Origlio is 70% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Origlio?
A single person without children pays about 13'011 CHF income tax in Origlio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Origlio have?
Origlio has 1'534 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Origlio?
Origlio has 261 foreign residents, a share of 17.01% (2025).

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