Population
3'048↑1.4%
About Melano
City · Ticino
Melano is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 10 April 2022, the former municipalities of Maroggia, Melano and Rovio merged to form the new municipality of Val Mara.
Population
3'048
Tax multiplier
80%
Melano 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
Foreign residents
31.1%↑2.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 6'762/ m²
−20% vs CH
Dwellings
2'047↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
769↑0.7%
80%
Property market in Melano
The rental vacancy rate is 2.15%, 12% above the cantonal average (1.92 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 80%, 3% below the cantonal average (83 %) — tax-favourable. Melano has 3'048 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).