Living in Losone

Losone is in Switzerland; its population was 6,727 at the end of 2024. For Losone, the foreign population count was 1,706 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1028 sources

Population6,727people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)5,992EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent15.33EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)

Recorded crime2,242incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 80% belowOfficial source · Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 2025

PM2.5, annual mean9.02µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Losone?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Losone.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB⁷Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	15.33 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)³Official · regional context

Is Losone a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker73%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 63–83%

Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–82%

Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 41–63%

Family66%strong on family, weak on education · range 56–76%

Retirement63%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–75%

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	5,992 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch¹⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Losone?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€4,049of €5,095 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€5,095
Rent, 60 m²€15.33/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31	− €920
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30	− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€4,049

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Losone Salary needed to live in Losone

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Losone. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

Job SearchCareer Counselling

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Losone. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Losone?

Police recorded about 2,242 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 2025⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesLosone highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779

Bern20,196

Interlaken18,896

Olten15,369

Kloten13,097

St. Gallen9,783

Winterthur7,988

Muri bei Bern5,389

Wetzikon (ZH)4,048

Küsnacht (ZH)3,718

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,242 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 2025⁹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Nearest airport	LUG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Losone. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person

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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Losone.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Losone?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 9.02 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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7°1°

9°2°

14°5°

18°9°

21°12°

25°16°

27°18°

22°14°

17°10°

11°5°

8°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

166

190

187

163

212

203

210

208

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

134

153

202

195

210

238

268

249

198

152

113

119

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hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Losone is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

2–36–77–88–99–1010–1116–1717–18

Losone 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.02 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.3 · Feb 9.4 · Mar 14 · Apr 17.5 · May 21.1 · Jun 25.1 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 11.2 · Dec 7.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.2 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 8.5 · May 12.2 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 14 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 12.6 · May 16.4 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 69.6 · Feb 64.5 · Mar 94.9 · Apr 166.3 · May 189.6 · Jun 186.8 · Jul 162.9 · Aug 211.6 · Sep 203.1 · Oct 209.5 · Nov 207.7 · Dec 88.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 133.6 · Feb 153 · Mar 201.7 · Apr 194.5 · May 209.9 · Jun 237.7 · Jul 267.7 · Aug 248.8 · Sep 198.1 · Oct 151.7 · Nov 112.5 · Dec 118.6 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Lausanne ±1.9 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±2.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.8 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±3.1 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Losone?

The published population was 6,727 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport74.6%
Foreign residents25.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	598.4 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹¹Official
City area	9.27 km²	2015	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2015, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².²Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	33 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,706 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.⁸Official
Non-permanent residents	33 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁶Official
Population density	725.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2015; area observed_at=2015).²Official
Population	6,727 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹³Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁶Official
Swiss permanent residents	5,021 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁶Official

International community in Losone

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	6,780	100.0%
In Switzerland	4,595	67.8%
Abroad	2,185	32.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	40	100.0%
Abroad	38	95.0%
In Switzerland	2	5.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	40	100.0%
Italy	15	37.5%
Eritrea	5	12.5%
Afghanistan	4	10.0%
Portugal	3	7.5%
Romania	3	7.5%
Spain	3	7.5%
Somalia	3	7.5%
Germany	1	2.5%
Sudan	1	2.5%

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Published group	People	Share
China	1	2.5%
Iran	1	2.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Losone

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Luzern as a Losone alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 104 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 6,727 Losone+1182%
Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €15.33/m² (2024) Losoneno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €5,992 Losone+24%
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 22.0 km Losone−77%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 2,242 Losoneno percentage

Full comparison More about Luzern

Cities near Losone

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Losone, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Dielsdorf6,725 residents Echallens6,719 residents St. Margrethen6,718 residents Capriasca6,717 residents Oberuzwil6,743 residents Herrliberg6,780 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Losone under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Losone's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Losone?

The published population was 6,727 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Losone?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Losone?

What is the typical salary around Losone?

The median gross salary is 5,992 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How many foreign residents live in Losone?

1,706 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Losone a good place to live?

Losone may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Losone?

Ascona, Locarno, Minusio, Gambarogno, Cannobio are near Losone. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Losone?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,780 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Losone, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9f4a945fed792cfb49e9127486a03840]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/losone/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_losone-switzerland-population-rent-salary-safety_b1ae0c6b73b1,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Losone, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9f4a945fed792cfb49e9127486a03840},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/losone/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged) discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-23
Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2015, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km². disseminate.stats.swiss · checked 2026-07-15
Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
Salt Swiss 10GB salt.ch · checked 2026-09-15
Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024. pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2024-12-31
Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 2025 www4.ti.ch · checked 2026-10-08
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-30

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