Is water area included in the municipal area?

Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The largest municipalities by area in canton Ticino (2025)

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Verzasca is the largest municipality by area in canton Ticino: 218.4 km² (2025). Next come Blenio (202 km²) and Lavizzara (187.5 km²). Source: swisstopo.

Ranking

swisstopo · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Area	Residents
1	Verzasca	218.4 km²	749
2	Blenio	202 km²	1'752
3	Lavizzara	187.5 km²	504
4	Bellinzona	164.2 km²	45'828
5	Cevio	151.3 km²	1'083
6	Faido	132.7 km²	2'706
7	Maggia	111.2 km²	2'686
8	Onsernone	105.4 km²	643
9	Serravalle	96.8 km²	2'052
10	Airolo	94.4 km²	1'443
11	Quinto	92 km²	1'289
12	Riviera	86.5 km²	4'262
13	Lugano	86.2 km²	63'691
14	Bedretto	75.2 km²	116
15	Gambarogno	65.4 km²	4'977
16	Acquarossa	61.8 km²	1'781
17	Biasca	59.1 km²	6'213
18	Centovalli	53.4 km²	1'049
19	Campo (Vallemaggia)	43.3 km²	47
20	Personico	38.9 km²	320
21	Tesserete	36.4 km²	6'702
22	Monteceneri	36.1 km²	4'746
23	Mendrisio	32.1 km²	15'076
24	Avegno Gordevio	27.3 km²	1'525
25	Giornico	26 km²	1'761
26	Breggia	25.5 km²	1'842
27	Locarno	24.6 km²	16'463
28	Brissago	23.8 km²	1'577
29	Alto Malcantone	22.1 km²	1'374
30	Bosco/Gurin	22 km²	43
31	Arbedo-Castione	21.4 km²	5'211
32	Cerentino	20.1 km²	39
33	Lema	18.6 km²	2'667
34	Cugnasco-Gerra	18.2 km²	2'838
35	Dalpe	14.6 km²	188
36	Isone	12.8 km²	407
37	Val Mara	12.5 km²	3'048
38	Ascona	12.2 km²	5'290
39	Mergoscia	12.2 km²	194
40	Castel San Pietro	11.8 km²	2'241
41	Terre di Pedemonte	11.6 km²	2'646
42	Tresa	11.2 km²	3'147
43	Mezzovico-Vira	11.1 km²	1'418
44	Lumino	10.1 km²	1'712
45	Losone	9.3 km²	6'780
46	Ronco sopra Ascona	8.9 km²	516
47	Minusio	8.8 km²	7'273
48	Arogno	8.5 km²	931
49	Cadenazzo	8.4 km²	3'139
50	Riva San Vitale	7.7 km²	2'740
51	Collina d'Oro	7.5 km²	4'932
52	Gordola	7 km²	4'877
53	Linescio	6.7 km²	42
54	Sant'Antonino	6.6 km²	2'655
55	Bioggio	6.4 km²	2'802
56	Brusino Arsizio	6.2 km²	467
57	Ponte Capriasca	6.2 km²	1'965
58	Stabio	6.2 km²	4'518
59	Pollegio	6 km²	919
60	Tenero-Contra	5.4 km²	3'417
61	Chiasso	5.4 km²	7'677
62	Morcote	5.3 km²	681
63	Torricella-Taverne	5.3 km²	3'128
64	Melide	5.2 km²	1'812
65	Novazzano	5.2 km²	2'339
66	Caslano	4.7 km²	4'393
67	Cademario	4 km²	784
68	Brione sopra Minusio	3.8 km²	432
69	Bissone	3.7 km²	945
70	Agno	3 km²	4'582
71	Pura	3 km²	1'368
72	Aranno	2.6 km²	348
73	Vico Morcote	2.5 km²	398
74	Balerna	2.5 km²	3'415
75	Coldrerio	2.5 km²	2'838
76	Manno	2.4 km²	1'381
77	Morbio Inferiore	2.3 km²	4'437
78	Paradiso	2.2 km²	4'806
79	Comano	2.1 km²	2'194
80	Origlio	2.1 km²	1'534
81	Orselina	1.9 km²	682
82	Bedano	1.9 km²	1'501
83	Lamone	1.9 km²	1'748
84	Magliaso	1.8 km²	1'609
85	Muzzano	1.7 km²	775
86	Porza	1.6 km²	1'696
87	Vacallo	1.6 km²	3'511
88	Vernate	1.5 km²	618
89	Vezia	1.4 km²	1'957
90	Canobbio	1.3 km²	2'403
91	Cureglia	1.1 km²	1'484
92	Lavertezzo	0.9 km²	1'235
93	Neggio	0.9 km²	322
94	Sorengo	0.9 km²	2'153
95	Muralto	0.8 km²	2'513
96	Cadempino	0.8 km²	1'601
97	Gravesano	0.7 km²	1'416
98	Massagno	0.7 km²	6'976
99	Savosa	0.7 km²	2'315
100	Grancia	0.6 km²	457

swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

How we measure this

swisstopo

Municipal area in square kilometres from swisstopo's official boundaries (swissBOUNDARIES3D), as of 2025. It covers the total area including forest, water and unproductive land.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Ticino is the largest by area?: Verzasca is the largest municipality by area in canton Ticino, at 218.4 km² (2025).
Is water area included in the municipal area?: Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.