Morcote
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5203
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
Open map at the Morcote center
Canton only partly covered
The parcel data covers only about 35% of the area of the canton of Ticino, so the figures for Morcote may be incomplete as well.
The parcel data lists 877 parcels in Morcote, covering 5.3 km². 57.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 332 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 877
- 0.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.3 km²
0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 332 m²
Canton: 708 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 57.9%
Canton: 52%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1953
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Morcote
Morcote is a municipality in the canton of Ticino.
Among the parcels in the data, the most common zones are RESIDENZIALE ESTENSIVA (28.2%), NUCLEO TRADIZIONALE (20.5%) and AREA FORESTALE (12.5%).
According to the building register, Morcote has 705 buildings with 946 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 31.6% of all buildings.
Among the built parcels in the data, the newest building most often dates from 1946 to 1960 (28.3%), and on 9.3% of them it dates from 2001 or later. The median year built is 1953.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 508 (57.9%)Unbuilt: 369 (42.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENZIALE ESTENSIVA | 247 | 2.76 km² | 78.9% |
| NUCLEO TRADIZIONALE | 180 | 0.03 km² | 64.4% |
| AREA FORESTALE | 110 | 2.25 km² | 23.6% |
| RESIDENZIALE ESTENSIVA (comprensorio lago) | 85 | 0.03 km² | 70.6% |
| RIVA PROTETTA (riservata a svago privato) | 63 | 0.01 km² | 28.6% |
| ATTREZZATURE PUBBLICHE | 40 | 0.04 km² | 30.0% |
| RESIDENZIALE SEMI-INTENSIVA | 34 | 0.04 km² | 85.3% |
| PERCORSO PEDONALE | 33 | 0.01 km² | 6.1% |
| NUCLEO DEI GROTTI | 27 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| POSTEGGIO ESTERNO PUBBLICO | 7 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| RESIDENZIALE ESTENSIVA (con prescrizioni speciali) | 7 | 0.01 km² | 85.7% |
| EDIFICI PUBBLICI | 6 | < 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 24 | 0.08 km² | 37.5% |
| No zone | 14 | 0.01 km² | 28.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 705 buildings with 946 dwellings here; 318 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 705
- Dwellings
- 946
- Single-family houses
- 318
- Building volume
- 756’002 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Morcote
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