What is the postal code of Verzasca?

Verzasca has 7 postal codes: 6631, 6632, 6633, 6634, 6635, 6636, 6637.

What is the tax rate in Verzasca?

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

How much tax do you pay in Verzasca?

A single person without children pays about 15'003 CHF income tax in Verzasca on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 96 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Verzasca have?

Verzasca has 749 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Verzasca?

Verzasca has 47 foreign residents, a share of 6.28% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Locarno

Verzasca

6631–6637

TI CANTON6631 6632 6633 6634+3 PLZ

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

384 51.3%

Men

365 48.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

96 12.8%

Swiss citizens

702 93.7%

Foreign residents

47 6.3%

Population density

3 pop./km²

0–19 · 96 · 12.8%20–64 · 390 · 52.1%65+ · 263 · 35.1%

Foreign residents 6.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −27 (−3.5%) · 5 births · 13 deaths · net migration −27

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

Vote results for Verzasca

BFS

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 Locarno: 32.4% Yes

31.6% YesNo 68.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 45.4% Yes

52.0% YesNo 48.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.4% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 49.3% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 71.2% Yes

66.8% YesNo 33.2%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 31.4% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.8% Yes

39.0% YesNo 61.0%

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 Locarno: 29.1% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.0% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.7% Yes

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte19.2% · strongest party

Mitte19.2%

Lega18.2%

Übrige14.6%

SVP13.3%

FDP12.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

100%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 97 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'003 CHF(15%)

Rank 96 of 100 in the canton · 1001 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:15'003 CHF(~15%)

VerzascaCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

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

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'990 mm

5.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'858 m

Mean elevation

1'603 m

Relief

2'441 m

Mean slope

36.8°

Flat share

1.0%

South-facing

30.4%

Above 2000 m

23.9%

Relief 2'441 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

17.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

23.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'900

Per inhabitant

23'311 kWh/yr

17 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

28.79 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.82 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.76 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

28.79 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 25.91 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Società Elettrica Sopracenerina SA (Ticino)

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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300683 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Ticino498 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Verzasca →Canton Ticino →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.56 %

Second homes

81.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.1

Dwellings

1'970

Built before 194670.6%

Built since 20011.7%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.56 %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 · 2024

Jobs

231

Workplaces

Services share

59.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 51 (22.1%) · Secondary 43 (18.6%) · Tertiary 137 (59.3%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

30.8 %

Farmland

274 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 41 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 58/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5399

Websiteverzasca.swiss ↗

DistrictDistretto di Locarno

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Verzasca ranks

Largest municipalities749 #79 TI · #1609 CH Growing municipalities-3.5% #96 TI · #2069 CH Shrinking municipalities-3.5% #6 TI · #40 CH Jobs per resident0.31 #73 TI · #1251 CH Families & children12.8% #85 TI · #2052 CH Age structure35.1% #11 TI · #26 CH Women share51.3% #38 TI · #289 CH Foreign residents6.3% #99 TI · #1964 CH Population density3/km² #96 TI · #2091 CH Tax burden15'003 #100 TI · #1005 CH Taxes100% #97 TI Warmest municipalities5.4 °C #93 TI · #1978 CH Sunniest municipalities51.1% #90 TI · #206 CH Rainiest municipalities1'990 mm #6 TI · #26 CH Voter turnout49.8% #90 TI · #1799 CH SVP strongholds13.3% #74 TI · #2042 CH SP strongholds11.9% #54 TI · #1313 CH Centre strongholds19.2% #37 TI · #576 CH FDP strongholds12.5% #91 TI · #1097 CH GLP strongholds0.3% #92 TI · #2010 CH Green strongholds10% #34 TI · #581 CH Largest by area218.4 km² #1 TI · #12 CH Highest municipalities504 m #30 TI · #1191 CH Second homes81.5% #5 TI · #8 CH Organic farming30.8% #17 TI · #321 CH Best-connected municipalities41 min #43 TI · #256 CH Remotest municipalities41 min #58 TI · #1857 CH Highest peaks2'858 m #12 TI · #182 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'603 m #12 TI · #180 CH Greatest vertical range2'441 m #9 TI · #97 CH Steepest municipalities36.8° #3 TI · #4 CH Solar potential17 GWh #55 TI · #1121 CH Solar potential per capita23'311 kWh #13 TI · #116 CH Cheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #95 TI · #1584 CH Most expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #40 TI · #557 CH

Postal codes (7)

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Localities

swisstopo · 7

Brione (Verzasca)6634 Corippo6631 Frasco6636 Gerra (Verzasca)6635 Lavertezzo6633 Sonogno6637 Vogorno6632

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Verzasca?: Verzasca has 7 postal codes: 6631, 6632, 6633, 6634, 6635, 6636, 6637.
What is the tax rate in Verzasca?: The municipal tax multiplier of Verzasca is 100% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Verzasca?: A single person without children pays about 15'003 CHF income tax in Verzasca on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 96 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Verzasca have?: Verzasca has 749 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Verzasca?: Verzasca has 47 foreign residents, a share of 6.28% (2025).

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