Massagno: observed built density
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5196 · Parcel data as of July 2025
The parcel data covers only part of the land in the canton of Ticino, so figures here may be incomplete.
- Parcels
- 37
< 1 % of the canton
- Municipal zones
- 6
- Median utilization
- 35 %
Canton: 10 %
Switzerland: 10 %
- Median GFZ
- 0.45
Canton: 0.09
Switzerland: 0.09
- Median height
- 11.6 m
Canton: 8.7 m
Switzerland: 9.5 m
- Median floors
- 2.2
Canton: 1.9
Switzerland: 2.3
About Massagno
Massagno is a municipality in the canton of Ticino. The parcel data lists 37 parcels in 6 municipal zone types. The zone types with the most parcels are Zona semi-intensiva per l'abitazione (ASI) (15), Zona semi-estensiva per l'abitazione (ASE) (9) and Strada di servizio (6).
The median parcel is built to a volume utilization of 35 %; half of the parcels lie between 6 % and 89 %. The canton median is 10 %, so Massagno sits above it.
The median building height is 11.6 m at 2.2 floors, and the median floor-area ratio (GFZ) is 0.45.
Parcels by municipal zone
| Zone | Parcels | Median utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Zona semi-intensiva per l'abitazione (ASI) | 15 | 63 % |
| Zona semi-estensiva per l'abitazione (ASE) | 9 | 87 % |
| Strada di servizio | 6 | 0 % |
| Zona per scopi pubblici | 5 | 0 % |
| Strada principale | 1 | 0 % |
| Zona intensiva per l'abitazione (AI) | 1 | 0 % |
Volume utilization (ratioV)
Of the 33 parcels with a value, half lie between 6 % and 89 %. The median is 35 % and the mean 46 %.
Share of parcels by range
- below 50 %55 %
- 50 % to below 100 %33 %
- 100 % to below 150 %9 %
- 150 % and above3 %
Floor-area ratio (GFZ)
Of the 32 parcels with a value, half lie between 0.06 and 1.05. The median is 0.45 and the mean 0.62.
Share of parcels by range
- below 0.5056 %
- 0.50 to below 1.0016 %
- 1.00 to below 1.5013 %
- 1.50 and above16 %
Building height
Of the 17 parcels with a value, half lie between 10.4 m and 13.8 m. The median is 11.6 m and the mean 12.5 m.
Share of parcels by range
- below 8 m12 %
- 8 m to below 12 m47 %
- 12 m to below 20 m35 %
- 20 m and above6 %
Number of floors
Of the 21 parcels with a value, half lie between 1.3 and 3.9. The median is 2.2 and the mean 2.7.
Share of parcels by range
- below 233 %
- 2 to below 324 %
- 3 to below 524 %
- 5 and above19 %
Building age cohorts
Mean volume utilization of the parcels built inside each window, from all years on record down to the last five. The windows overlap: the last 20 years include the last 5.
| Built in | Parcels | Mean utilization |
|---|---|---|
| All years | 37 | 55 % |
| Last 60 years | 8 | 91 % |
| Last 40 years | 6 | 104 % |
| Last 20 years | 2 | 100 % |
| Last 15 years | 2 | 100 % |
| Last 10 years | 2 | 100 % |
| Last 5 years | 2 | 100 % |
How to read this page
room shows observed built density: what has been built on the parcels, not what the zoning permits. Volume utilization (ratioV) compares the built volume of a parcel with the reference volume of its municipal zone type. The floor-area ratio (GFZ) is floor area divided by parcel area; building height and number of floors are taken from the buildings on a parcel. Figures pool all municipal zones of the area. Medians and quartiles are read from bins 10 points (ratioV), 0.1 (GFZ), 2 m (height) and 1 floor wide, so they are exact to within one bin; means are exact. A parcel counts in a distribution only when the parcel data has a value for it. The floors distribution leaves out parcels without a building (0 floors).