Businesses in Brissago

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Brissago

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Google Rating
Other accommodation	21	4.4
Restaurants	20	4.4
Shopping	18	4.9
Hotels and motels	15	4.4

Brissago Facts

Area	2.1 km²
Population	1,801
Male Population	884 (49.1%)
Female Population	917 (50.9%)
Median Age	53.8 years (Male: 52, Female: 55.8)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.12013, 8.71181
Postal Codes	6614

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Brissago Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	0	0	0	0	1,801
Population Density	0 / km²	0 / km²	0 / km²	0 / km²	873.2 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brissago Population change from 2000 to 2000

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990
Brissago	—	—
Ticino	+8.8%	+5.8%
Switzerland	+12.8%	+7.4%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brissago Median Age

Median Age: 53.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Brissago	53.8 yrs	55.8 yrs	52 yrs
Ticino	44.2 yrs	45.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Brissago Population Density

Population Density: 873 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Brissago	1,801	2.063 km²	873 / km²
Ticino	348,914	2,811.7 km²	124 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brissago Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Brissago

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Brissago

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Brissago CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Brissago	21,174 tn	11.76 tn	10,266.4 tons/km²
Ticino	4,063,588 tn	11.65 tn	1,445.2 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Brissago CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	21,174 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.76 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	10,266.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/6/17	8:12 PM	4.1	88.3 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/28/15	9:29 PM	3	91.3 km	5,000 m	2km N of Albino, Italy	usgs.gov
1/8/11	11:32 PM	3	87.5 km	4,700 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/11/10	2:13 AM	3.3	91.8 km	3,400 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	83.8 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	91 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
9/17/07	6:43 PM	3.3	97.2 km	36,000 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	92.4 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/8/06	2:19 PM	3	77.7 km	0 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/20/05	10:48 AM	4	82 km	34,500 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Brissago

Brissago is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Brissago lies on the western shore of Lake Maggiore and includes the Brissago Islands.

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