Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
352 51.6%
Men
330 48.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
47 6.9%
Swiss citizens
543 79.6%
Foreign residents
139 20.4%
Population density
352 pop./km²
0–19 · 47 · 6.9%20–64 · 344 · 50.4%65+ · 291 · 42.7%
Foreign residents 20.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −5 (−0.7%) · 3 births · 14 deaths · net migration +14
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 '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
33.5% YesNo 66.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 45.4% Yes
42.1% YesNo 57.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.4% Yes
53.9% YesNo 46.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 49.3% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
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
69.4% YesNo 30.6%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 31.4% Yes
29.0% YesNo 71.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.8% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
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
30.6% YesNo 69.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.0% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.7% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP21.2% · strongest party
FDP21.2%
Mitte15.7%
SP14.6%
GRÜNE13.8%
SVP13.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier82%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
82%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 42 of 100 in canton TicinoTax 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
100'000 CHF:13'807 CHF(~13.8%)
OrselinaCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Orselina | 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 · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.3 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'736 mm
6.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'441 m
Mean elevation
723 m
Relief
1'164 m
Mean slope
29.2°
Flat share
0.1%
South-facing
74.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'164 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
12.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'700
Per inhabitant
17'845 kWh/yr
12 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 · 2027Tariff 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 · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.65 %
Second homes
69.1 %
Avg. rooms
3
Dwellings
1'231
Built before 194623.3%
Built since 200110.2%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.65 %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 · 2024Jobs
500
Workplaces
66
Services share
97 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 15 (3.0%) · Tertiary 485 (97.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities682 #80 TI · #1661 CHGrowing municipalities-0.7% #67 TI · #1725 CHShrinking municipalities-0.7% #34 TI · #383 CHJobs per resident0.73 #22 TI · #202 CHFamilies & children6.9% #95 TI · #2100 CHAge structure42.7% #3 TI · #3 CHWomen share51.6% #30 TI · #214 CHForeign residents20.4% #58 TI · #825 CHPopulation density352/km² #47 TI · #683 CHTax burden13'807 #45 TI · #791 CHTaxes82% #42 TIWarmest municipalities6.3 °C #88 TI · #1919 CHSunniest municipalities55% #52 TI · #76 CHRainiest municipalities1'736 mm #57 TI · #105 CHVoter turnout62.5% #10 TI · #376 CHSVP strongholds13.2% #76 TI · #2045 CHSP strongholds14.6% #16 TI · #992 CHCentre strongholds15.7% #62 TI · #787 CHFDP strongholds21.2% #37 TI · #379 CHGLP strongholds4% #3 TI · #1416 CHGreen strongholds13.8% #8 TI · #202 CHLargest by area1.9 km² #81 TI · #2027 CHHighest municipalities449 m #38 TI · #1546 CHSecond homes69.1% #14 TI · #51 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #68 TI · #830 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #31 TI · #1312 CHHighest peaks1'441 m #48 TI · #482 CHHighest-lying municipalities723 m #46 TI · #717 CHGreatest vertical range1'164 m #50 TI · #418 CHSteepest municipalities29.2° #23 TI · #112 CHSolar potential12 GWh #74 TI · #1405 CHSolar potential per capita17'845 kWh #23 TI · #264 CHCheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #78 TI · #1567 CHMost expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #23 TI · #540 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Orselina?
- Orselina has 3 postal codes: 6600, 6605, 6644.
- What is the tax rate in Orselina?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Orselina is 82% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Orselina?
- A single person without children pays about 13'807 CHF income tax in Orselina on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 42 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Orselina have?
- Orselina has 682 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Orselina?
- Orselina has 139 foreign residents, a share of 20.38% (2025).
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