What is the postal code of Val Mara?

Val Mara has 3 postal codes: 6817, 6818, 6821.

What is the tax rate in Val Mara?

The municipal tax multiplier of Val Mara is 80% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Val Mara?

A single person without children pays about 13'675 CHF income tax in Val Mara on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 38 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Val Mara have?

Val Mara has 3'048 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Val Mara?

Val Mara has 949 foreign residents, a share of 31.14% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI

Val Mara

6817–6821

TI CANTON6817 6818 6821

Residents

3'048

Area

12.5 km²

Population density

243 pop./km²

Tax multiplier

80%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'533 50.3%

Men

1'515 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

547 17.9%

Swiss citizens

2'099 68.9%

Foreign residents

949 31.1%

Population density

243 pop./km²

0–19 · 547 · 17.9%20–64 · 1'837 · 60.3%65+ · 664 · 21.8%

Foreign residents 31.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Val Mara

BFS

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

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

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

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

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

32.2% YesNo 67.8%

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

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

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

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

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

68.8% YesNo 31.2%

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

59.5% YesNo 40.5%

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

23.4% YesNo 76.6%

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

13.7% YesNo 86.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP19.1% · strongest party

FDP19.1%

Lega15.5%

SVP15.4%

SP12.9%

GRÜNE12.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier80%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

80%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 40 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'675 CHF(~13.7%)

Val MaraCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Val Mara	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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'650 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'669 m

Mean elevation

690 m

Relief

1'399 m

Mean slope

28.1°

Flat share

18.5%

South-facing

20.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'399 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

26 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

35.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'800

26 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

25.13 Rp./kWh

Energy

8.95 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.33 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

25.13 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.13 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

2.15 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'042

Built before 194631.0%

Built since 200114.9%

2.15 %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 26 min · Car 17 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 79/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitevalmara.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'048 #29 TI · #721 CH Families & children17.9% #35 TI · #1689 CH Age structure21.8% #79 TI · #902 CH Women share50.3% #65 TI · #750 CH Foreign residents31.1% #21 TI · #265 CH Population density243/km² #54 TI · #912 CH Tax burden13'675 #40 TI · #740 CH Taxes80% #40 TI Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #48 TI · #249 CH Sunniest municipalities54.9% #57 TI · #84 CH Rainiest municipalities1'650 mm #70 TI · #134 CH Voter turnout53.5% #63 TI · #1287 CH Against Switzerland29% #6 TI · #104 CH Aligned with Switzerland71% #69 TI · #1366 CH SVP strongholds15.4% #53 TI · #1977 CH SP strongholds12.9% #33 TI · #1175 CH Centre strongholds12.1% #84 TI · #1027 CH FDP strongholds19.1% #59 TI · #521 CH GLP strongholds2.9% #11 TI · #1607 CH Green strongholds12.5% #8 TI · #292 CH Largest by area12.5 km² #37 TI · #774 CH Remotest municipalities26 min #79 TI · #2059 CH Best-connected municipalities26 min #24 TI · #57 CH Highest peaks1'669 m #42 TI · #415 CH Highest-lying municipalities690 m #48 TI · #785 CH Greatest vertical range1'399 m #42 TI · #364 CH Steepest municipalities28.1° #29 TI · #157 CH Solar potential26 GWh #44 TI · #800 CH Cheapest electricity25.13 Rp./kWh #45 TI · #347 CH Most expensive electricity25.13 Rp./kWh #89 TI · #1794 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Maroggia6817 Melano6818 Rovio6821

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Val Mara?: Val Mara has 3 postal codes: 6817, 6818, 6821.
What is the tax rate in Val Mara?: The municipal tax multiplier of Val Mara is 80% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Val Mara?: A single person without children pays about 13'675 CHF income tax in Val Mara on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 38 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Val Mara have?: Val Mara has 3'048 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Val Mara?: Val Mara has 949 foreign residents, a share of 31.14% (2025).

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