What is the postal code of Tesserete?

Tesserete has 10 postal codes: 6807, 6947, 6950, 6953, 6954, 6955, 6956, 6957, 6958, 6960.

What is the tax rate in Tesserete?

The municipal tax multiplier of Tesserete is 94% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Tesserete?

A single person without children pays about 14'604 CHF income tax in Tesserete on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 80 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Tesserete have?

Tesserete has 6'702 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Tesserete?

Tesserete has 774 foreign residents, a share of 11.55% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI

Tesserete

6807–6960

TI CANTON6807 6947 6950 6953+6 PLZ

Residents

6'702

Area

36.4 km²

Population density

184 pop./km²

Elevation

529 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'816 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

94%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'411 50.9%

Men

3'291 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'275 19.0%

Swiss citizens

5'928 88.5%

Foreign residents

774 11.6%

Population density

184 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'275 · 19.0%20–64 · 3'796 · 56.6%65+ · 1'631 · 24.3%

Foreign residents 11.6%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Tesserete

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

50.3% YesNo 49.8%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

34.7% YesNo 65.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

69.8% YesNo 30.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

25.9% YesNo 74.1%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

13.1% YesNo 86.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte17.2% · strongest party

Mitte17.2%

SP15.9%

FDP15.1%

Lega14.9%

SVP13.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier94%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

94%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 80 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'604 CHF(14.6%)

Rank 80 of 100 in the canton · 946 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:14'604 CHF(~14.6%)

TessereteCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Tesserete	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.1%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	10.8%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	12.2%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	13.4%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	14.6%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	15.6%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	16.6%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	17.5%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.4%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	19.2%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	21%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	22.5%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	23.8%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	25%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	26%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	26.9%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'858 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'816 m

Mean elevation

1'020 m

Relief

1'474 m

Mean slope

24.4°

Flat share

2.1%

South-facing

32.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'474 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

60.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

85.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'500

61 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

29.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.61 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

29.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.13 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator AZIENDA ELETTRICA DI MASSAGNO (AEM) 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.1 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

4'566

Built before 194638.0%

Built since 200114.4%

1.1 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 21 min · Car 15 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 87/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecapriasca.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'702 #9 TI · #304 CH Families & children19% #21 TI · #1446 CH Age structure24.3% #58 TI · #482 CH Women share50.9% #50 TI · #465 CH Foreign residents11.6% #84 TI · #1582 CH Population density184/km² #58 TI · #1085 CH Tax burden14'604 #82 TI · #948 CH Taxes94% #80 TI Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #61 TI · #839 CH Sunniest municipalities54.4% #68 TI · #111 CH Rainiest municipalities1'858 mm #24 TI · #54 CH Voter turnout57.9% #31 TI · #709 CH Against Switzerland25% #29 TI · #268 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #46 TI · #1215 CH SVP strongholds13.8% #66 TI · #2022 CH SP strongholds15.9% #8 TI · #851 CH Centre strongholds17.2% #50 TI · #685 CH FDP strongholds15.1% #87 TI · #815 CH GLP strongholds1.2% #60 TI · #1905 CH Green strongholds11% #18 TI · #447 CH Largest by area36.4 km² #21 TI · #251 CH Highest municipalities529 m #29 TI · #1084 CH Remotest municipalities21 min #87 TI · #2084 CH Best-connected municipalities21 min #15 TI · #28 CH Highest peaks1'816 m #38 TI · #386 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'020 m #29 TI · #403 CH Greatest vertical range1'474 m #37 TI · #342 CH Steepest municipalities24.4° #44 TI · #278 CH Solar potential61 GWh #10 TI · #239 CH Cheapest electricity29.7 Rp./kWh #62 TI · #1445 CH Most expensive electricity29.7 Rp./kWh #40 TI · #664 CH

Postal codes (10)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 13

Bidogno6958 Bigorio6954 Cagiallo6955 Corticiasca6958 Lopagno6956 Lugaggia6953 Odogno6960 Oggio6955 Roveredo TI6957 Sala Capriasca6954 Taverne6807 Tesserete6950 Vaglio6947

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Tesserete?: Tesserete has 10 postal codes: 6807, 6947, 6950, 6953, 6954, 6955, 6956, 6957, 6958, 6960.
What is the tax rate in Tesserete?: The municipal tax multiplier of Tesserete is 94% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Tesserete?: A single person without children pays about 14'604 CHF income tax in Tesserete on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 80 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Tesserete have?: Tesserete has 6'702 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Tesserete?: Tesserete has 774 foreign residents, a share of 11.55% (2025).

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