Breggia
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5269
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Breggia centerThe parcel data lists 2’267 parcels in Breggia, covering 8.1 km². 32.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’311 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’267
- 0.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 8.1 km²
- 0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’311 m²
- Canton: 718 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 32.2%
- Canton: 42.8%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1965
- Canton: 1958
- Switzerland: 1975
About Breggia
Breggia is a municipality in the canton of Ticino and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.3% of their area. The median parcel in Breggia measures 1’311 m², larger than the canton median of 718 m². Breggia is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 32.2% of its parcels have a building, against 42.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Area forestale (indicativa) (19.6%), Zona agricola (13.8%) and Aree forestali (13.1%). In total, Breggia uses 32 zone designations.
According to the building register, Breggia has 1’587 buildings with 1’501 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (80%). Non-residential buildings account for 27.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1920 to 1945 (23.4% of them), and 11.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1965, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1958).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 731 (32.2%)
Unbuilt: 1’536 (67.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area forestale (indicativa) | 444 | 3.12 km² | 3.2% |
| Zona agricola | 312 | 0.72 km² | 22.1% |
| Aree forestali | 298 | 1.64 km² | 1.7% |
| Zona residenziale semi-estensiva | 227 | 0.20 km² | 78.4% |
| Zone agricole - Comparti comprendenti altri terreni idonei all'uso agricolo | 191 | 0.73 km² | 20.9% |
| Zona residenziale edificata in ampia misura | 177 | 0.17 km² | 72.9% |
| Zona forestale | 174 | 1.19 km² | 5.7% |
| Zona nucleo di villaggio | 122 | 0.03 km² | 76.2% |
| Zona del nucleo di villaggio | 82 | 0.03 km² | 79.3% |
| Zona del nucleo tradizionale | 69 | 0.02 km² | 68.1% |
| Zona residenziale estensiva | 66 | 0.07 km² | 65.2% |
| Strada di servizio | 15 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (20 labels) | 90 | 0.18 km² | 42.2% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’587 buildings with 1’501 dwellings here; 910 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’587
- Dwellings
- 1’501
- Single-family houses
- 910
- Building volume
- 830’400 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Breggia
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Breggia. 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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