Population
3'048↑1.4%
About Rovio
City · Ticino
Rovio is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Traditionally Rovio has been an agricultural community, raising livestock and growing vines, but today many of its houses are occupied by commuters, largely travelling into the city of Lugano.
Rovio in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.80%
Below average in canton
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
2.15%↓33.2%
Top quartile in canton
Housing market in Rovio
The rental vacancy rate is 2.15%, 12% above the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 80%, 3% below the cantonal average (83 %) — tax-favourable. Rovio has 3'048 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
