Lugano in Figures 2019

4th Edition LUGANO IN FIGURES 2019 Servizio statistica urbana Lugano City Statistics Lugano in figures Introduction As usual, the City of Lugano is presenting, in figures, its last year of life in this booklet. Lugano in figures offers an updated and extended overview of the social, economic and territorial transformations of the city, which in this edition is enriched by two new important areas of study: social relations and employment. Today, more than ever, administrations need reliable and up-to-date data: not only to assess the changes underway and the consequences on the territory, but also to direct their work in an effective and targeted manner. Lugano, thanks to its Urban Statistics Service, monitors trends in the economy, society and the environment. These data, collected annually, represent a rich heritage of knowledge in many areas. Lugano City Government, supported by the municipal services, constantly relies on this information to develop, evaluate and improve its strategies in various sectors, as well as to solve specific problems and make decisions. For instance, the City uses demographic statistics to manage expenditure or to plan places in schools and nursing homes. However, statistics are not only useful to those who are called to rule, they can also be useful to citizens to better understand the life of their community and their neighborhood. This booklet, easy and colorful, gives us a peculiar snapshot, expressed in a numerical key, of our town. A point of view, unusual to most but no less fascinating. As part of the DataWareHouse development project, this year, the City has decided to offer its citizens the possibility of consulting and processing the urban statistics figures, published in Open Government Data format, on the interactive website statistica.lugano.ch Statistics are therefore a precious tool for understanding the reality that, applied to our large territory – Lugano is, among the major cities of the country, the second largest urban agglomeration – will not fail to surprise you. Marco Borradori, Mayor of Lugano 01 Contents City evolution Although still under development, by presenting these set of facts and figures, our wish is to provide an initial overview of the potential of the new urban statistics The new Lugano platform, that will integrate the data produced by the city administration, so as to render them easily accessible and analysable in various ways. Over the last few decades, the Lugano urban agglomeration area has been affected by many groupings that reduced the number of Municipalities from The data, indicators and analyses presented in this fourth edition offer a detailed 94 to 48. After the first historical grouping process occurred in 1972, the statistical picture of Lugano's urban dynamics and their complexity. Municipality of Lugano specifically promoted Municipal groupings between An innovative approach, also at Swiss level, is the possibility to link indicators 2004 and 2013, when the last three and most important grouping stages to the territory: the integration of geo-referenced data in the DataWareHouse occurred. statistical database allows you to switch to a model of statistical space-time Grouped analysis with flexible perimeters on a small suburban scale. 6.5 km Municipalities The innovative character and the potential of Lugano's statistical platform, Brè-Aldesago conceived, designed and implemented by the Urban Statistics Service, has also Castagnola-Cassarate Lugano been recognized with the award of the cantonal "Innovative Municipality" prize to the City of Lugano in December 2017. In 2018 was also implemented the first interactive portal of urban statistics, which includes data in OGD format, with the Size first interactive consultation and analysis tools for demographics. 6.2 km x 6.5 km Surface area Items presented in this edition: 11.6 km2 Population – City evolution – Taxation 27’120 – Territorial structure – Work and employment (1970 census) – Population – Sociality – School – Public security – Construction and housing – Culture and sports 6.2 km – Business activities – Municipal waste Lugano in 1972 – first grouping Data updates and geographical perimeters The statistical data for the city on which this publication is based are updated as The grouping milestones of 31.12.2018. All the indicators refer to the actual municipal boundaries at the time of the survey, as a result of the various stages of the integration processes. 1972: grouping with the Municipalities of Lugano, Brè-Aldesago and Castagnola-Cassarate Accessibility 2004: grouping with the Municipalities of Breganzona, Cureggia, This brochure is also available online on the portal of the City of Lugano Davesco-Soragno, Gandria, Pambio-Noranco, Pazzallo, at the following address: Pregassona and Viganello statistica.lugano.ch/site/lugano-in-cifre-2019 2008: grouping with the Municipalities of Barbegno, Carabbia e Villa Luganese 2013: grouping with the Municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Interactive statistical portal: Cimadera, Sonvico and Valcolla statistica.lugano.ch/site/demografia 02 03 City evolution City evolution The spread of the city significantly affected the bottom of the valleys, where Since 1972, the Lugano Municipality has experienced a constant demographic specialised sectors have developed, as well as the more easily accessible and growth: approximately 68,000 people now live on a long-term basis in Lugano, of valued piedmont regions suited for residential settlements. which 20,000 reside in the City centre. The Lugano territory is very diversified with altitudes ranging from 273 m.a.s.l. of the Lake Lugano to 2116 m.a.s.l. of Mount Gazzirola. Its total surface area is Grouped approximately 75 km². Municipalities Breganzona Cureggia Area in square kilometres - Top 10 Swiss cities 7.6 km Davesco Soragno Gandria Pambio Noranco Geneva 15.9 Pazzallo Pregassona Bienne 21.3 Viganello Basel 24 Size Lucerne 29.1 9 km x 7.6 km St. Gallen 39.3 Surface Area 26.1 km2 (+125%(*)) Lausanne 41.3 Population Bern 51.6 50’603 (+86%(*)) Winterthur 68.1 (*) percentage Lugano 75.8 referring to 1972 Zurich 87.9 9 km 0 20 40 60 80 100 Groupings in 2004 Source: BFS (Data 2016) Between 2012 and 2013, the Lugano resident population increased by almost Nowadays, the city’s economy includes a dynamic service sector (tourism, 7000 inhabitants. trade, real estate, integrated logistics in the fashion and luxury products sector, transport,…), with an important component of the advanced services With regard to the structure of its territory, Lugano is the Swiss city with the highest sector (banks, insurance companies, trade in raw materials, business and rate of green surfaces and woodland, amounting to almost 70% of its total area. tax consultation, international legal advice) confirming the fact that Lugano is Moreover, the Ceresio lake and the Cassarate river enriche the urban landscape Switzerland’s third most important financial hub. from the environmental point of view. As a consequence of the latest groupings, the urban economy also includes the industry (electronics and precision mechanics, pharmaceutical and chemical products) as well as the primary sector. 04 05 City evolution City evolution As a science, technology, innovation and university hub, Lugano is home to many Lugano’s cultural offerings are steadily increasing. The LAC (Lugano Arte e Cultura) research institutes such as the Faculties of the Università della Svizzera Italiana, cultural centre – opened in 2015 – is growing to be a Swiss cultural milestone and the Centre for Banking Studies, the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence in the coming years it will become a key mover in the overall urban development. and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, equipped with one of the most At the same time, a new creative urban economy is emerging, which includes powerful supercomputers in the world. libraries, museums, theatres, galleries, theatre companies, orchestras, artists, with a focus on cultural productions and on the relevant technical professions. Grouped Grouped Municipalities Municipalities 13.3 km 20 km Barbengo Bogno Carabbia Cadro Villa Luganese Carona Certara Size Cimadera 10 km x 13.3 km Sonvico Valcolla Surface Area 32 km2 (+175%(*) Size Population 14.4 km x 20 km 54’437 (+100%(*)) Surface Area (*) percentage 75.8 km2 (+553%(*)) referring to 1972 Population 67’201 (+147%(*)) 10 km Groupings in 2008 Beside the Lugano University and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of 14.4 km Southern Switzerland, Lugano hosts the Franklin University Switzerland, a private Groupings in 2013 international university, and the long-standing private international American School. The biomedical research and therapy centres in Lugano, including the Cardiocentre and the Neurocentre, that will soon be backed up by a Biomedical Since its first steps in the grouping process, the City of Lugano has increased over Sciences Faculty, create a favourable ecosystem also for the increasing number sixfold its surface, more than doubled its population and clustered the Municipalities of clusters of innovative companies and interdisciplinary start-ups. involved in the process into the 21 neighbourhoods that now constitute the city. Each neighbourhood has its own recognisable historic centre, the most tangible sign of the identity and history of the settlement. Lugano’s jurisdiction lists 35 heritage sites of national importance and 56 of regional importance, which have been recognised by the Federal Inventory of Swiss Heritage

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