Population
15'076↓0.1%
About Meride
City · Ticino
Meride is a village and former municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
Population
15'076
Tax multiplier
77%
Meride in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.77%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 41'800↑0.5%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 47'025↑0.4%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
3.03%↓3.2%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest61%
- Settlement21%
- Agriculture17%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
26.1%↑1.2%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 5'644/ m²
−34% vs CH
Dwellings
9'406↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
15'882↓1.6%
87%
Property market in Meride
The rental vacancy rate is 3.03%, 58% 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 54'900, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Meride has 15'076 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
