Monteceneri
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5238
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Monteceneri centerThe parcel data lists 6’642 parcels in Monteceneri, covering 36.1 km². 34.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’014 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 6’642
- 2.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 36.1 km²
- 1.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’014 m²
- Canton: 718 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 34.3%
- Canton: 42.8%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1953
- Canton: 1958
- Switzerland: 1975
About Monteceneri
Monteceneri is a municipality in the canton of Ticino and holds 2.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.5% of their area. The median parcel in Monteceneri measures 1’014 m², larger than the canton median of 718 m². Monteceneri is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 34.3% of its parcels have a building, against 42.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zona agricola (20.4%), Area forestale (19.6%) and Area forestale (indicativa) (15.8%). In total, Monteceneri uses 43 zone designations.
According to the building register, Monteceneri has 3’530 buildings with 2’862 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (75.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 48.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1946 to 1960 (14.5% of them), and 7.5% 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: 2’275 (34.3%)
Unbuilt: 4’367 (65.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zona agricola | 1’355 | 11.92 km² | 64.4% |
| Area forestale | 1’302 | 4.98 km² | 4.6% |
| Area forestale (indicativa) | 1’051 | 6.46 km² | 12.4% |
| Zona mista con priorità artigianale | 685 | 1.45 km² | 8.5% |
| Vuoto pianificatorio | 514 | 4.01 km² | 2.5% |
| Zona forestale | 462 | 1.93 km² | 95.7% |
| Zona residenziale estensiva | 233 | 0.18 km² | 82.8% |
| Zona del nucleo tradizionale | 142 | 0.03 km² | 73.9% |
| Zona residenziale semi-intensiva | 127 | 0.12 km² | 76.4% |
| Territorio senza destinazione specifica | 112 | 0.30 km² | 34.8% |
| Zona del nucleo protetto | 95 | 0.01 km² | 81.1% |
| Strada agricola / forestale | 81 | 0.10 km² | 3.7% |
| Other zones (31 labels) | 483 | 4.60 km² | 38.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’530 buildings with 2’862 dwellings here; 1’346 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’530
- Dwellings
- 2’862
- Single-family houses
- 1’346
- Building volume
- 2.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Monteceneri
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Monteceneri. 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.
More municipalities in the canton of Ticino
- Acquarossa6’154 parcels
- Bellinzona26’018 parcels
- Blenio6’159 parcels
- Capriasca9’421 parcels
- Faido10’705 parcels
- Gambarogno8’751 parcels
- Lema6’531 parcels
- Lugano22’955 parcels
- Maggia7’870 parcels
- Mendrisio10’033 parcels
- Serravalle7’657 parcels
- Verzasca6’792 parcels