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Statistical city quarter
Besso
in LuganoBesso is one of 26 statistical quarters of Lugano. Statistical quarters are the official subdivision of a municipality — they are not postal delivery areas and do not line up with postal codes.
Population and housing
BFS · 2024- Residents
- 4'905
- Median age
- 45.3
- Foreign
- 50.5%
- Swiss
- 49.5%
- Density
- 7'664 per km²
- Households
- 2'588
- Avg. household size
- 1.8
- Living space/person
- 46 m²
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Postal codes in this quarter
swisstopo · 1These postal codes overlap the quarter Besso. The percentage says how much of THAT POSTAL CODE’s area falls in this quarter — not the other way round.
Other quarters in Lugano
BFS · 25Molino Nuovo9'476Pregassona9'185Viganello6'733Breganzona5'228Centro4'957Cassarate3'471Loreto2'773Cadro2'496Barbengo2'084Castagnola2'022Sonvico2'008Davesco-Soragno1'571Pazzallo1'525Carona826Pambio-Noranco772Valcolla657Carabbia604Villa Luganese563Aldesago454Brè354Gandria235Cureggia176Bogno151Cimadera126Certara66
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality is the quarter Besso in?
- The quarter Besso is a statistical quarter of the municipality of Lugano. It has 4'905 residents (BFS, 2024).
- What is the postal code of the quarter Besso?
- Besso has no postal code of its own. Postal codes are delivery areas and do not follow quarter boundaries — 6900 overlap Besso.
Statistical quarters exist only for the 10 cities in the BFS City Statistics programme. The BFS keeps no quarter statistics for any other municipality.