Population
3'048↑1.4%
About Val Mara
Municipality · Ticino
Val Mara is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It was created on 10 April 2022 through the merger of Maroggia, Melano and Rovio.
Population
3'048
Tax multiplier
80%
Val Mara 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 Val Mara
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. Val Mara has 3'048 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).