What is the postal code of Ponte Capriasca?

Ponte Capriasca has 2 postal codes: 6945, 6946.

What is the tax rate in Ponte Capriasca?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ponte Capriasca is 85% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Ponte Capriasca?

A single person without children pays about 14'007 CHF income tax in Ponte Capriasca on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ponte Capriasca have?

Ponte Capriasca has 1'965 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ponte Capriasca?

Ponte Capriasca has 332 foreign residents, a share of 16.9% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Lugano

Ponte Capriasca

6945–6946

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'009 51.3%

Men

956 48.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

448 22.8%

Swiss citizens

1'633 83.1%

Foreign residents

332 16.9%

Population density

319 pop./km²

0–19 · 448 · 22.8%20–64 · 1'112 · 56.6%65+ · 405 · 20.6%

Foreign residents 16.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +7 (+0.4%) · 14 births · 12 deaths · net migration −2

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 Ponte Capriasca

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 Lugano: 31.4% Yes

32.5% YesNo 67.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 48.8% Yes

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes

44.4% YesNo 55.7%

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

77.0% YesNo 23.0%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes

25.2% YesNo 74.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

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

29.5% YesNo 70.5%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP19.4% · strongest party

FDP19.4%

Lega16.3%

SVP15.8%

SP14.5%

GRÜNE11.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier85%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

85%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 48 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'007 CHF(14%)

Rank 47 of 100 in the canton · 833 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:14'007 CHF(~14%)

Ponte CapriascaCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ponte Capriasca	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.6%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	6.8%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	8.7%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	10.3%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	12.8%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	14%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	15%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.9%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	16.8%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	17.6%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	18.4%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	20.2%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	21.7%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	23%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	24.1%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	25.1%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	26%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'871 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'222 m

Mean elevation

1'258 m

Relief

1'879 m

Mean slope

24.8°

Flat share

6.1%

South-facing

27.0%

Above 2000 m

5.5%

Relief 1'879 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

13 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'900

Per inhabitant

6'631 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

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 Ponte Capriasca →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

1.37 %

Second homes

17.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'020

Built before 194614.1%

Built since 200121.2%

1.37 %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

223

Workplaces

113

Services share

83.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 14 (6.3%) · Secondary 22 (9.9%) · Tertiary 187 (83.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

26 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 28 min · Car 20 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 76/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5212

Websitepontecapriasca.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Lugano

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Ponte Capriasca ranks

Largest municipalities1'965 #47 TI · #977 CH Growing municipalities0.4% #38 TI · #1198 CH Shrinking municipalities0.4% #62 TI · #913 CH Jobs per resident0.11 #97 TI · #2074 CH Families & children22.8% #1 TI · #355 CH Age structure20.6% #84 TI · #1128 CH Women share51.3% #37 TI · #288 CH Foreign residents16.9% #69 TI · #1143 CH Population density319/km² #49 TI · #743 CH Tax burden14'007 #53 TI · #839 CH Taxes85% #48 TI Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #66 TI · #1172 CH Sunniest municipalities54.9% #55 TI · #82 CH Rainiest municipalities1'871 mm #23 TI · #52 CH Voter turnout61.8% #12 TI · #439 CH Against Switzerland17.6% #66 TI · #713 CH Aligned with Switzerland82.4% #9 TI · #762 CH SVP strongholds15.8% #45 TI · #1962 CH SP strongholds14.5% #17 TI · #1001 CH Centre strongholds10.7% #92 TI · #1138 CH FDP strongholds19.4% #56 TI · #503 CH GLP strongholds1.9% #25 TI · #1777 CH Green strongholds11.3% #15 TI · #416 CH Largest by area6.2 km² #57 TI · #1376 CH Highest municipalities447 m #39 TI · #1557 CH Second homes17.5% #65 TI · #425 CH Organic farming0% #74 TI · #1926 CH Best-connected municipalities28 min #25 TI · #67 CH Remotest municipalities28 min #76 TI · #2042 CH Highest peaks2'222 m #25 TI · #297 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'258 m #20 TI · #283 CH Greatest vertical range1'879 m #26 TI · #236 CH Steepest municipalities24.8° #42 TI · #266 CH Solar potential13 GWh #71 TI · #1349 CH Solar potential per capita6'631 kWh #90 TI · #1736 CH Cheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #35 TI · #848 CH Most expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #73 TI · #1266 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Origlio6945 Ponte Capriasca6946

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ponte Capriasca?: Ponte Capriasca has 2 postal codes: 6945, 6946.
What is the tax rate in Ponte Capriasca?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ponte Capriasca is 85% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Ponte Capriasca?: A single person without children pays about 14'007 CHF income tax in Ponte Capriasca on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ponte Capriasca have?: Ponte Capriasca has 1'965 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ponte Capriasca?: Ponte Capriasca has 332 foreign residents, a share of 16.9% (2025).

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