Riviera
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5287
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
Open map at the Riviera center
Canton only partly covered
The parcel data covers only about 35% of the area of the canton of Ticino, so the figures for Riviera may be incomplete as well.
The parcel data lists 3’594 parcels in Riviera, covering 55.3 km². 47.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 491 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’594
- 2.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 55.3 km²
5.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 491 m²
Canton: 708 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 47.5%
Canton: 52%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1955
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Riviera
Riviera is a municipality in the canton of Ticino.
Among the parcels in the data, the most common zones are Zona agricola (12.2%), Zona residenziale estensiva (7.2%) and Zona agricola (pascoli alpestri) (6.2%).
According to the building register, Riviera has 3’566 buildings with 2’602 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (76.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 53.4% of all buildings.
Among the built parcels in the data, the newest building most often dates from 1946 to 1960 (32.2%), and on 15.5% of them it dates from 2001 or later. The median year built is 1955.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’707 (47.5%)Unbuilt: 1’887 (52.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zona agricola | 440 | 0.77 km² | 14.5% |
| Zona residenziale estensiva | 258 | 0.22 km² | 63.6% |
| Zona agricola (pascoli alpestri) | 224 | 0.72 km² | 34.4% |
| Zona agricola - altri terreni idonei all'utilizzazione agricola | 223 | 0.77 km² | 26.9% |
| R2 Zona residenziale estensiva | 209 | 0.19 km² | 76.1% |
| Zona forestale | 208 | 15.83 km² | 18.3% |
| NV Zona del nucleo tradizionale | 178 | 0.03 km² | 77.5% |
| Area forestale | 157 | 17.91 km² | 36.3% |
| Zona del nucleo tradizionale | 149 | 0.03 km² | 55.7% |
| Zona del nucleo tradizionale - zona edificabile | 144 | 0.02 km² | 82.6% |
| Bosco | 141 | 16.08 km² | 29.8% |
| Monti, radure all'interno dell'area forestale | 140 | 0.12 km² | 55.7% |
| Other zones (60 labels) | 1’123 | 2.59 km² | 55.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’566 buildings with 2’602 dwellings here; 1’243 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’566
- Dwellings
- 2’602
- Single-family houses
- 1’243
- Building volume
- 1.5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Riviera
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