Ascona
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5091
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
Canton only partly covered
The parcel data covers only about 35% of the area of the canton of Ticino, so the figures for Ascona may be incomplete as well.
The parcel data lists 2’177 parcels in Ascona, covering 12.2 km². 76% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 652 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’177
- 1.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 12.2 km²
1.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 652 m²
Canton: 708 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 76%
Canton: 52%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1963
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Ascona
Ascona is a municipality in the canton of Ticino.
Among the parcels in the data, the most common zones are Zona residenziale a 3 piani di pianura (26%), Comparto soggetto al Piano particolareggiato del nucleo tradizionale (13.1%) and Zona residenziale a 2 piani di pianura (11.9%).
According to the building register, Ascona has 2’217 buildings with 6’295 dwellings, 2.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 47.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 27.6% of all buildings.
Among the built parcels in the data, the newest building most often dates from 1946 to 1960 (33.3%), and on 13.2% of them it dates from 2001 or later. The median year built is 1963.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’655 (76%)Unbuilt: 522 (24%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zona residenziale a 3 piani di pianura | 567 | 0.58 km² | 87.8% |
| Comparto soggetto al Piano particolareggiato del nucleo tradizionale | 286 | 0.13 km² | 80.8% |
| Zona residenziale a 2 piani di pianura | 258 | 0.27 km² | 88.4% |
| Zona residenziale unifamiliare a 2 piani | 218 | 0.33 km² | 82.6% |
| Zona residenziale a 3 piani collinare | 171 | 0.15 km² | 78.9% |
| Zona residenziale a 2 piani collinare | 144 | 0.21 km² | 81.9% |
| Zona residenziale - commerciale | 127 | 0.15 km² | 66.1% |
| Zona forestale | 96 | 1.49 km² | 20.8% |
| Zona residenziale a 4 piani | 89 | 0.11 km² | 92.1% |
| Strada di servizio in ZE | 36 | 0.06 km² | 8.3% |
| Zona agricola | 36 | 0.31 km² | 36.1% |
| Zona per edifici e attrezzature di interesse pubblico di proprietà comunale | 36 | 0.13 km² | 61.1% |
| Other zones (17 labels) | 113 | 8.23 km² | 36.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’217 buildings with 6’295 dwellings here; 739 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’217
- Dwellings
- 6’295
- Single-family houses
- 739
- Building volume
- 4.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Ascona
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