Canobbio

Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5167

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 784 parcels in Canobbio, covering 1.3 km². 64.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 659 m².

Key figures

Parcels
784
0.3% of the canton
Total area
1.3 km²
0.1% of the canton
Median area
659 m²
Canton: 718 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
64.5%
Canton: 42.8%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1975
Canton: 1958
Switzerland: 1975

About Canobbio

Canobbio is a municipality in the canton of Ticino and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Canobbio measures 659 m², about the same as the canton median of 718 m². Canobbio is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.5% of its parcels have a building, against 42.8% across the canton.

The most common zone is Prevalentemente residenziale, with 3.2% of the parcels. In total, Canobbio uses 16 zone designations. In the data, 89.9% of the parcels have no zone designation.

According to the building register, Canobbio has 662 buildings with 1’343 dwellings, 2.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 46.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 29.8% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (24.7% of them), and 19.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1958).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 506 (64.5%)

Unbuilt: 278 (35.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Prevalentemente residenziale250.04 km²80.0%
Area forestale120.09 km²25.0%
Zone di protezione del paesaggio90.02 km²22.2%
Attività terziarie / amministrative80.04 km²62.5%
Zona agricola60.01 km²0.0%
Strada di raccolta4< 0.01 km²25.0%
Area di svago e ricreazione (Piazze sul fiume Cassarate)30.01 km²66.7%
Copertura artificiale della galleria Vedeggio-Cassarate30.01 km²0.0%
Zone di protezione della natura2< 0.01 km²50.0%
Fiume Cassarate1< 0.01 km²0.0%
Posteggio pubblico all'aperto1< 0.01 km²100.0%
Residenza e attività terziarie / amministrative1< 0.01 km²100.0%
Other zones (4 labels)40.01 km²25.0%
No zone7051.04 km²66.5%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 662 buildings with 1’343 dwellings here; 210 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
662
Dwellings
1’343
Single-family houses
210
Building volume
1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential454
  • Mixed use11
  • Non-residential197
  • Other0

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192016
  • 1920-194563
  • 1946-196071
  • 1961-1980125
  • 1981-2000122
  • 2001-201049
  • 2011-202043
  • 2021 and later8
  • Unknown year9

Maps and geodata for Canobbio

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