Maggia
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5317
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Maggia centerThe parcel data lists 7’870 parcels in Maggia, covering 111.2 km². 19.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 627 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 7’870
- 2.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 111.2 km²
- 4.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 627 m²
- Canton: 718 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 19.8%
- Canton: 42.8%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1953
- Canton: 1958
- Switzerland: 1975
About Maggia
Maggia is a municipality in the canton of Ticino and holds 2.7% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 4.6% of their area. The median parcel in Maggia measures 627 m², about the same as the canton median of 718 m². Maggia is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 19.8% of its parcels have a building, against 42.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are bosco (46.8%), zona agricola - altri terreni idonei all'agricoltura (21.7%) and strada di collegamento (12.6%). In total, Maggia uses 21 zone designations.
According to the building register, Maggia has 4’658 buildings with 2’756 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (87.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 49.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1946 to 1960 (33.2% of them), and 4.6% 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: 1’558 (19.8%)
Unbuilt: 6’312 (80.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| bosco | 3’680 | 70.22 km² | 27.5% |
| zona agricola - altri terreni idonei all'agricoltura | 1’709 | 17.81 km² | 13.1% |
| strada di collegamento | 995 | 3.54 km² | 0.0% |
| Vuoto pianificatorio | 563 | 3.19 km² | 0.0% |
| nucleo del villaggio | 300 | 0.04 km² | 61.7% |
| Fiumi e corsi d'acqua | 282 | 0.67 km² | 0.4% |
| zona residenziale estensiva | 138 | 0.09 km² | 73.2% |
| nucleo dei grotti | 27 | < 0.01 km² | 77.8% |
| strada pedonale | 14 | < 0.01 km² | 21.4% |
| Zona agricola ZA | 10 | 0.11 km² | 10.0% |
| strada di servizio | 7 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| posteggio | 5 | < 0.01 km² | 20.0% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 9 | 0.01 km² | 44.4% |
| No zone | 131 | 15.46 km² | 4.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 4’658 buildings with 2’756 dwellings here; 1’987 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 4’658
- Dwellings
- 2’756
- Single-family houses
- 1’987
- Building volume
- 2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Maggia
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Maggia. 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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