Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
707 51.7%
Men
661 48.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
236 17.3%
Swiss citizens
1'056 77.2%
Foreign residents
312 22.8%
Population density
450 pop./km²
0–19 · 236 · 17.3%20–64 · 805 · 58.8%65+ · 327 · 23.9%
Foreign residents 22.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +13 (+1%) · 7 births · 14 deaths · net migration +17
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 Lugano: 31.4% Yes
31.7% YesNo 68.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 48.8% Yes
46.7% YesNo 53.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes
53.9% YesNo 46.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes
51.0% YesNo 49.0%
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
74.9% YesNo 25.1%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes
26.0% YesNo 74.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes
45.6% YesNo 54.4%
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
26.4% YesNo 73.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes
51.5% YesNo 48.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte19.4% · strongest party
Mitte19.4%
SVP18.8%
SP15.1%
FDP15.0%
Lega13.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier87%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
87%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 57 of 100 in canton TicinoTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'139 CHF(14.1%)
Rank 57 of 100 in the canton · 858 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:14'139 CHF(~14.1%)
PuraCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Pura | Ticino | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.6% | 3.9–4.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.9% | 5.8–7.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.8% | 7.5–9.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.4% | 8.8–11.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.8% | 10–12.6% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.9% | 11–13.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.1% | 12.1–15% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.1% | 13–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.1% | 13.8–17% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.9% | 14.6–17.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.8% | 15.4–18.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.6% | 16.1–19.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 20.4% | 17.7–21.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21.9% | 19.1–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 23.2% | 20.3–24.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 24.3% | 21.3–25.5% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 25.3% | 22.2–26.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.2% | 23–27.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202011 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'811 mm
11 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
798 m
Mean elevation
468 m
Relief
510 m
Mean slope
17.8°
Flat share
6.3%
South-facing
17.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 510 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
13.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'100
Per inhabitant
10'175 kWh/yr
14 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
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 · 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
1.81 %
Second homes
33.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
937
Built before 194627.5%
Built since 200120.1%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.81 %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
214
Workplaces
102
Services share
87.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 5 (2.3%) · Secondary 22 (10.3%) · Tertiary 187 (87.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
4
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
6 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
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 municipalities1'368 #69 TI · #1245 CHGrowing municipalities1% #21 TI · #830 CHShrinking municipalities1% #80 TI · #1279 CHJobs per resident0.16 #90 TI · #1956 CHFamilies & children17.3% #46 TI · #1783 CHAge structure23.9% #61 TI · #535 CHWomen share51.7% #26 TI · #193 CHForeign residents22.8% #51 TI · #666 CHPopulation density450/km² #38 TI · #552 CHTax burden14'139 #58 TI · #859 CHTaxes87% #57 TIWarmest municipalities11 °C #35 TI · #73 CHSunniest municipalities55.2% #46 TI · #69 CHRainiest municipalities1'811 mm #32 TI · #72 CHVoter turnout58.5% #35 TI · #771 CHAgainst Switzerland23.5% #39 TI · #310 CHAligned with Switzerland76.5% #33 TI · #1155 CHSVP strongholds18.8% #25 TI · #1841 CHSP strongholds15.1% #13 TI · #943 CHCentre strongholds19.4% #36 TI · #562 CHFDP strongholds15% #88 TI · #831 CHGLP strongholds1.3% #53 TI · #1891 CHGreen strongholds8.8% #48 TI · #744 CHLargest by area3 km² #71 TI · #1872 CHHighest municipalities387 m #53 TI · #1948 CHSecond homes33.9% #47 TI · #241 CHOrganic farming25% #21 TI · #469 CHBest-connected municipalities40 min #42 TI · #236 CHRemotest municipalities40 min #60 TI · #1881 CHHighest peaks798 m #67 TI · #994 CHHighest-lying municipalities468 m #59 TI · #1608 CHGreatest vertical range510 m #66 TI · #681 CHSteepest municipalities17.8° #60 TI · #463 CHSolar potential14 GWh #65 TI · #1293 CHSolar potential per capita10'175 kWh #59 TI · #1042 CHCheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #37 TI · #850 CHMost expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #75 TI · #1268 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Pura?
- The postal code of Pura is 6984.
- What is the tax rate in Pura?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Pura is 87% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Pura?
- A single person without children pays about 14'139 CHF income tax in Pura on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 57 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Pura have?
- Pura has 1'368 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Pura?
- Pura has 312 foreign residents, a share of 22.81% (2025).
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