Population
1'842↓2.5%
About Breggia
Municipality · Ticino
Breggia is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno merged into the municipality of Breggia.
Population
1'842
Tax multiplier
95%
Breggia in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.95%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'050↑4.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 49'000↑2.1%
71%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.14%↑5.6%
Below average in canton
- Forest82%
- Agriculture13%
- Settlement4%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
12.0%↑5.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'491↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
189↓10.0%
59%
Housing market in Breggia
The rental vacancy rate is 1.14%, 41% below the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 95%, 15% above the cantonal average (83 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'700, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Breggia has 1'842 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).