Vico Morcote

Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5233

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

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The parcel data lists 482 parcels in Vico Morcote, covering 2.4 km². 55.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 828 m².

Key figures

Parcels
482
0.2% of the canton
Total area
2.4 km²
0.1% of the canton
Median area
828 m²
Canton: 718 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
55.2%
Canton: 42.8%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1965
Canton: 1958
Switzerland: 1975

About Vico Morcote

Vico Morcote is a municipality in the canton of Ticino and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Vico Morcote measures 828 m², larger than the canton median of 718 m². Vico Morcote is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 55.2% of its parcels have a building, against 42.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zona residenziale (42.1%), Zona forestale (25.7%) and Nucleo Vecchio (12.9%). In total, Vico Morcote uses 15 zone designations.

According to the building register, Vico Morcote has 398 buildings with 496 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 31.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (27.4% of them), and 19.2% 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: 266 (55.2%)

Unbuilt: 216 (44.8%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Zona residenziale2030.21 km²83.3%
Zona forestale1241.56 km²9.7%
Nucleo Vecchio620.02 km²77.4%
Zona agricola350.11 km²22.9%
Zona residenziale a lago310.03 km²71.0%
Zona per attrezzature ed edifici di interesse pubblico (comune)70.01 km²42.9%
Strada pedonale5< 0.01 km²0.0%
Strada di servizio4< 0.01 km²25.0%
Zona alberghiera-residenziale40.01 km²50.0%
Zona per attrezzature ed edifici di interesse pubblico (altri enti)2< 0.01 km²50.0%
Corso d'acqua1< 0.01 km²0.0%
Lago di Lugano10.48 km²0.0%
Other zones (3 labels)3< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 398 buildings with 496 dwellings here; 195 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
398
Dwellings
496
Single-family houses
195
Building volume
481’399 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential264
  • Mixed use9
  • Non-residential125
  • Other0

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192015
  • 1920-194539
  • 1946-196040
  • 1961-198073
  • 1981-200043
  • 2001-201028
  • 2011-202020
  • 2021 and later3
  • Unknown year5

Maps and geodata for Vico Morcote

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