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Municipality · Ticino

Losone

Get to know Losone

Losone is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

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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.

65%

Forest

  • Forest65%
  • Settlement27%
  • Agriculture4%
  • Water2%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 10 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 18.9

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

17.522.7

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.89%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.89%

1.70.80
20222026
Vacancy
20151.26%
20161.43%
20171.43%
20181.67%
20191.72%
20201.64%
20211.89%
20221.69%
20231.31%
20240.98%
20251.13%
20260.89%
Net asking rentCHF 18.9/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 19.4/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 7'652/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings4'260Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'761 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings26During 2024
Primary residences84%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage6%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 6.0% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

6'780

6.8K3.4K0
20212025
Population
20106'397
20116'372
20126'414
20136'499
20146'534
20156'517
20166'612
20176'622
20186'701
20196'695
20206'647
20216'729
20226'713
20236'766
20246'727
20256'780
More about People
Population
6'780End of 2025

2025

6'780

6.8K3.4K0
20212025
Population
20106'397
20116'372
20126'414
20136'499
20146'534
20156'517
20166'612
20176'622
20186'701
20196'695
20206'647
20216'729
20226'713
20236'766
20246'727
20256'780
Foreign residents
26.3%End of 2025

2025

26.3%

26.313.20
20212025
Foreign residents
201021.3%
201121.9%
201222.0%
201322.2%
201422.5%
201522.4%
201622.5%
201722.4%
201822.2%
201922.6%
202022.9%
202123.3%
202224.3%
202325.0%
202425.4%
202526.3%
Jobs (FTE)
2'695

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 2'695 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

2'695

2.7K1.4K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20112'772
20122'797
20132'772
20142'783
20152'645
20162'604
20172'558
20182'735
20192'591
20202'541
20212'579
20222'698
20232'714
20242'695

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 12'528

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 12'528/ 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 multiplier
90%Tax year 2026

2026

90%

90450
20222026
Tax multiplier
201090%
201190%
201290%
201390%
201490%
201590%
201690%
201790%
201890%
201990%
202090%
202190%
202290%
202390%
202490%
202590%
202690%
Median taxable income
CHF 39'900All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 39'900

40.1K20.1K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 39'800
2011CHF 39'900
2012CHF 39'800
2013CHF 38'800
2014CHF 39'000
2015CHF 39'100
2016CHF 39'200
2017CHF 38'950
2018CHF 38'800
2019CHF 39'200
2020CHF 38'250
2021CHF 40'100
2022CHF 39'900
Median net income
CHF 45'475As of 2022

2022

CHF 45'475

45.5K22.7K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 45'600
2011CHF 45'800
2012CHF 45'500
2013CHF 45'000
2014CHF 45'100
2015CHF 44'900
2016CHF 44'800
2017CHF 45'200
2018CHF 44'250
2019CHF 44'900
2020CHF 43'850
2021CHF 45'200
2022CHF 45'475
Paying direct federal tax69%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%Tax year 2026

2026

100%

100500
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010100%
2011100%
2012100%
2013100%
2014100%
2015100%
2016100%
2017100%
2018100%
2019100%
202097%
202197%
202297%
202397%
2024100%
2025100%
2026100%

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

The municipality
Settlement type
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a medium-sized agglomertation
Language region
Italian
Agglomeration
Locarno (CH)
Labour market region
Locarno
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020