Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'380 50.4%
Men
1'360 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
454 16.6%
Swiss citizens
2'135 77.9%
Foreign residents
605 22.1%
Population density
355 pop./km²
0–19 · 454 · 16.6%20–64 · 1'581 · 57.7%65+ · 705 · 25.7%
Foreign residents 22.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +45 (+1.7%) · 19 births · 30 deaths · net migration +48
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 Mendrisio: 30.8% Yes
33.8% YesNo 66.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 49.8% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 53.1% Yes
52.7% YesNo 47.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 50.4% Yes
54.4% YesNo 45.6%
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
72.4% YesNo 27.6%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 31.5% Yes
28.7% YesNo 71.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 44.0% Yes
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
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
28.3% YesNo 71.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 46.9% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 53.4% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte24.4% · strongest party
Mitte24.4%
Lega16.5%
FDP14.6%
SVP13.5%
GRÜNE10.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier80%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
80%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 39 of 100 in canton TicinoTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'675 CHF(13.7%)
Rank 38 of 100 in the canton · 738 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:13'675 CHF(~13.7%)
Riva San VitaleCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Riva San Vitale | Ticino | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.4% | 3.9–4.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.6% | 5.8–7.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.5% | 7.5–9.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.1% | 8.8–11.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 10–12.6% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.5% | 11–13.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.7% | 12.1–15% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.6% | 13–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.6% | 13.8–17% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.4% | 14.6–17.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.2% | 15.4–18.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18% | 16.1–19.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.8% | 17.7–21.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21.3% | 19.1–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.5% | 20.3–24.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.6% | 21.3–25.5% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.6% | 22.2–26.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 25.5% | 23–27.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'641 mm
11.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'081 m
Mean elevation
448 m
Relief
811 m
Mean slope
19.9°
Flat share
31.8%
South-facing
4.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 811 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
27.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
33.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'100
Per inhabitant
9'974 kWh/yr
27 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
1.46 %
Second homes
16.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
1'640
Built before 194624.0%
Built since 200118.3%
1.46 %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
1'222
Workplaces
268
Services share
63 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 46 (3.8%) · Secondary 406 (33.2%) · Tertiary 770 (63.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
3
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
4 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 municipalities2'740 #33 TI · #779 CHGrowing municipalities1.7% #8 TI · #457 CHShrinking municipalities1.7% #93 TI · #1653 CHJobs per resident0.45 #50 TI · #681 CHFamilies & children16.6% #56 TI · #1874 CHAge structure25.7% #48 TI · #335 CHWomen share50.4% #62 TI · #703 CHForeign residents22.1% #53 TI · #708 CHPopulation density355/km² #46 TI · #676 CHTax burden13'675 #39 TI · #739 CHTaxes80% #39 TIWarmest municipalities11.2 °C #28 TI · #36 CHSunniest municipalities55.3% #42 TI · #64 CHRainiest municipalities1'641 mm #77 TI · #146 CHVoter turnout56.6% #48 TI · #1009 CHAgainst Switzerland23.5% #41 TI · #312 CHAligned with Switzerland76.5% #35 TI · #1157 CHSVP strongholds13.5% #68 TI · #2031 CHSP strongholds9.9% #75 TI · #1537 CHCentre strongholds24.4% #16 TI · #369 CHFDP strongholds14.6% #89 TI · #862 CHGLP strongholds1.4% #51 TI · #1882 CHGreen strongholds10.6% #28 TI · #487 CHLargest by area7.7 km² #50 TI · #1176 CHHighest municipalities273 m #87 TI · #2078 CHSecond homes16.6% #69 TI · #472 CHOrganic farming0% #84 TI · #1936 CHBest-connected municipalities32 min #32 TI · #109 CHRemotest municipalities32 min #72 TI · #2000 CHHighest peaks1'081 m #57 TI · #676 CHHighest-lying municipalities448 m #62 TI · #1730 CHGreatest vertical range811 m #58 TI · #504 CHSteepest municipalities19.9° #55 TI · #398 CHSolar potential27 GWh #40 TI · #756 CHSolar potential per capita9'974 kWh #62 TI · #1069 CHCheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #52 TI · #865 CHMost expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #90 TI · #1283 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Riva San Vitale?
- The postal code of Riva San Vitale is 6826.
- What is the tax rate in Riva San Vitale?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Riva San Vitale is 80% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Riva San Vitale?
- A single person without children pays about 13'675 CHF income tax in Riva San Vitale on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 38 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Riva San Vitale have?
- Riva San Vitale has 2'740 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Riva San Vitale?
- Riva San Vitale has 605 foreign residents, a share of 22.08% (2025).
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