Population
63'691↑0.1%
About Breganzona
City · Ticino
Breganzona is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Breganzona was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 984 as Brianzona. The municipality had 232 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 369 in 1900, 883 in 1950, 4,654 in 1990 and 4,782 in 2000.
Population
63'691
Tax multiplier
77%
Breganzona 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%
- Other6%
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%
Property market in Breganzona
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). Breganzona has 63'691 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
