Population
63'691↑0.1%
About Brè sopra Lugano
City · Ticino
Brè is a village on the eastern slopes of the mountain of Monte Brè, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Politically the village forms part of the Brè-Aldesago quarter of the city of Lugano, although until 1972 Brè-Aldesago was an independent municipality, known simply as Brè until 1953.
Population
63'691
Tax multiplier
77%
Brè sopra Lugano in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.80%↑3.9%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 39'400↑0.8%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 44'700↑0.7%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
2.08%↓7.1%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest66%
- Settlement19%
- Agriculture10%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
40.9%↑1.4%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 9'000/ m²
+6% vs CH
Dwellings
42'356↑1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
46'537↓0.9%
85%
26%
Fibre
Property market in Brè sopra Lugano
The rental vacancy rate is 2.08%, 8% above the cantonal average (1.92 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 77%, 7% below the cantonal average (83 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 55'300, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Brè sopra Lugano has 63'691 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
