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Municipality · Ticino

Lema

Get to know Lema

Lema is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

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It was created on 6 April 2025 through the merger of Astano, Bedigliora, Curio, Miglieglia and Novaggio.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by woodland

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

78%

Forest

  • Forest78%
  • Agriculture9%
  • Settlement9%
  • Other3%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 12 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 12.5

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

9.817.4

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
2.18%As of 1 June 2026

2026

2.18%

2.21.10
20222026
Vacancy
20151.13%
20160.80%
20170.89%
20181.75%
20190.81%
20201.65%
20211.64%
20221.43%
20232.11%
20241.70%
20251.94%
20262.18%
Net asking rentCHF 12.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 16.7/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 4'326/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings2'068Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'564 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings6During 2024
Primary residences60%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage1%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 6.8% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'667

2.7K1.3K0
20212025
Population
20102'497
20112'513
20122'555
20132'583
20142'628
20152'637
20162'646
20172'621
20182'663
20192'624
20202'621
20212'653
20222'664
20232'662
20242'662
20252'667
More about People
Population
2'667End of 2025

2025

2'667

2.7K1.3K0
20212025
Population
20102'497
20112'513
20122'555
20132'583
20142'628
20152'637
20162'646
20172'621
20182'663
20192'624
20202'621
20212'653
20222'664
20232'662
20242'662
20252'667
Foreign residents
15.0%End of 2025

2025

15.0%

157.50
20212025
Foreign residents
20109.9%
201110.7%
201212.2%
201312.7%
201414.0%
201514.0%
201614.3%
201714.0%
201813.6%
201912.8%
202013.7%
202114.2%
202213.9%
202314.6%
202414.8%
202515.0%
Jobs (FTE)
538

As of 2023 · The reported area accounts for 538 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2023

538

5422710
20192023
Jobs (FTE)
2011454
2012469
2013463
2014475
2015494
2016499
2017526
2018520
2019537
2020526
2021537
2022542
2023538

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 12'857

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 12'857/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier95%Tax year 2026
Cantonal tax multiplier100%Tax year 2026

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Intermediate
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of medium density
Language region
Italian
Agglomeration
Lugano (CH)
Labour market region
Lugano
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020