Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: −15 (−0.2%) · 28 births · 59 deaths · net migration +9
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
37.1% YesNo 62.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 48.8% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes
50.3% YesNo 49.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.5%
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
70.0% YesNo 30.0%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes
44.0% YesNo 56.0%
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
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte17.2% · strongest party
Mitte17.2%
SP15.9%
FDP15.1%
Lega14.9%
SVP13.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier94%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
94%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 80 of 100 in canton TicinoTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
60.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
85.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'500
Per inhabitant
9'045 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
28.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.95 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.52 Rp./kWh
28.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.91 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
1.1 %
Second homes
34.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
4'566
Built before 194638.0%
Built since 200114.4%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
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 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
1'504
Workplaces
499
Services share
83.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 71 (4.7%) · Secondary 175 (11.6%) · Tertiary 1'258 (83.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
25
Organic share
24 %
Farmland
278 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 municipalities6'702 #9 TI · #304 CHGrowing municipalities-0.2% #58 TI · #1540 CHShrinking municipalities-0.2% #43 TI · #574 CHJobs per resident0.22 #85 TI · #1693 CHFamilies & children19% #21 TI · #1446 CHAge structure24.3% #58 TI · #482 CHWomen share50.9% #50 TI · #465 CHForeign residents11.6% #84 TI · #1582 CHPopulation density184/km² #58 TI · #1085 CHTax burden14'604 #82 TI · #948 CHTaxes94% #80 TIWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #61 TI · #839 CHSunniest municipalities54.4% #68 TI · #111 CHRainiest municipalities1'858 mm #24 TI · #54 CHVoter turnout59.3% #30 TI · #670 CHAgainst Switzerland24.5% #33 TI · #272 CHAligned with Switzerland75.5% #41 TI · #1209 CHSVP strongholds13.8% #67 TI · #2026 CHSP strongholds15.9% #8 TI · #855 CHCentre strongholds17.2% #50 TI · #687 CHFDP strongholds15.1% #87 TI · #815 CHGLP strongholds1.2% #60 TI · #1909 CHGreen strongholds11% #19 TI · #448 CHLargest by area36.4 km² #21 TI · #251 CHHighest municipalities529 m #29 TI · #1084 CHSecond homes34.5% #46 TI · #236 CHOrganic farming24% #23 TI · #503 CHBest-connected municipalities21 min #15 TI · #28 CHRemotest municipalities21 min #87 TI · #2084 CHHighest peaks1'816 m #38 TI · #386 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'020 m #29 TI · #403 CHGreatest vertical range1'474 m #37 TI · #342 CHSteepest municipalities24.4° #44 TI · #278 CHSolar potential61 GWh #10 TI · #239 CHSolar potential per capita9'045 kWh #68 TI · #1251 CHCheapest electricity28.82 Rp./kWh #98 TI · #1593 CHMost expensive electricity28.82 Rp./kWh #5 TI · #516 CH
Postal codes (10)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 13Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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