Electricity (H4) 28.79 cents/kWh, 6.2% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Società Elettrica Sopracenerina SA (Ticino)
| 2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh |
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| 37.57 cents/kWh▼ 3.4% | 33.57 cents/kWh▼ 4.0% | 27.76 cents/kWh▼ 4.0% | 28.79 cents/kWh▼ 3.9% | 26.28 cents/kWh▼ 4.3% | 23.61 cents/kWh▼ 4.7% | 25.50 cents/kWh▼ 4.4% | 27.21 cents/kWh▼ 4.2% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage12.76 cents/kWh
- Energy9.82 cents/kWh
- Levies2.22 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge102 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 616.70 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
- Adults, on average776.14 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
- Young adultsfrom 447.70 CHF/month▲ 5.0%
- Young adults, on average581.28 CHF/month▲ 4.1%
- Childrenfrom 135 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Children, on average187.89 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
Premium region 1: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents3,417
- Foreign share26.2%
- Ages 0–19612 · 17.9%
- Ages 20–641,997 · 58.4%
- Ages 65 and over808 · 23.6%
- Residents per km²923.5
Density divides by the whole municipal area, lakes included.
Geography
- Altitude193–1,045 m
- Lakeyes
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature12.1 °C
- Annual precipitation1,815 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours56.7%
- Frost days24.5
- Days of 30 °C or more15.5
- Reference stationLocarno / Monti, 5.0 km
Context
The comparisons for Tenero-Contra follow this order.
Tenero-Contra has 3,417 residents, 923.5 per square kilometre.
1,815 mm of precipitation and 56.7% relative sunshine go with 12.1 °C in Tenero-Contra, period 1991-2020.
Tenero-Contra is not a mountain municipality. The highest point alone does not decide it.
Tenero-Contra: 17.9% are young, 58.4% are of working age and 23.6% are older.
Tenero-Contra counts 24.5 frost day and 15.5 hot days.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D
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Questions
What do population, geography and climate say about Tenero-Contra?
Tenero-Contra has 3,417 residents, 923.5 per square kilometre. 1,815 mm of precipitation and 56.7% relative sunshine go with 12.1 °C in Tenero-Contra, period 1991-2020. Tenero-Contra is not a mountain municipality. The highest point alone does not decide it. Tenero-Contra: 17.9% are young, 58.4% are of working age and 23.6% are older. Tenero-Contra counts 24.5 frost day and 15.5 hot days.
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Gordola1.2 km
- Living in Minusio2.5 km
- Living in Brione sopra Minusio2.5 km
- Living in Lavertezzo3.1 km
- Living in Mergoscia3.2 km
- Living in Muralto3.3 km
- Living in Orselina3.6 km
- Living in Gambarogno3.7 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D