Blenio
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5049
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Blenio centerThe parcel data lists 6’159 parcels in Blenio, covering 202 km². 61.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 920 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 6’159
- 2.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 202 km²
- 8.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 920 m²
- Canton: 718 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 61.3%
- Canton: 42.8%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1953
- Canton: 1958
- Switzerland: 1975
About Blenio
Blenio is a municipality in the canton of Ticino and holds 2.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 8.3% of their area. The median parcel in Blenio measures 920 m², larger than the canton median of 718 m². Blenio is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 61.3% of its parcels have a building, against 42.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Vuoto pianificatorio (64.5%) and Zona agricola (10%). In total, Blenio uses 22 zone designations. In the data, 20.9% of the parcels have no zone designation.
According to the building register, Blenio has 3’492 buildings with 2’542 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (84.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1946 to 1960 (14.8% of them), and 2.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1953, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1958).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 3’773 (61.3%)
Unbuilt: 2’386 (38.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vuoto pianificatorio | 3’973 | 86.23 km² | 57.1% |
| Zona agricola | 616 | 5.69 km² | 15.6% |
| Zona nucleo del villaggio | 78 | 0.02 km² | 79.5% |
| Zona residenziale semi-estensiva | 54 | 0.04 km² | 75.9% |
| Strada di collegamento locale | 42 | 0.28 km² | 0.0% |
| Zona forestale (indicativa) | 31 | 0.35 km² | 16.1% |
| Acque di superficie | 25 | 1.09 km² | 0.0% |
| Territorio senza destinazione specifica | 20 | 0.15 km² | 20.0% |
| Bosco | 8 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Percorso pedonale | 5 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Edificio d'interesse pubblico (vincolo a favore del Comune) | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Edificio d'interesse pubblico (vincolo a favore di altri enti) | 3 | 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Other zones (10 labels) | 13 | 14.24 km² | 38.5% |
| No zone | 1’288 | 93.87 km² | 99.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’492 buildings with 2’542 dwellings here; 1’738 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’492
- Dwellings
- 2’542
- Single-family houses
- 1’738
- Building volume
- 2.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Blenio
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Blenio. Its parcel map shows the parcels of the official cadastral survey with their area, their zone from the municipal zoning plan and their buildings, on swisstopo maps. Building zones, the property map and the geodata of each parcel open on the geopool map. The ÖREB extract of a parcel (public-law restrictions on landownership) is in lookup.
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