Torricella-Taverne
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| Coordinates: 46°4′N 8°55′E / 46.067°N 8.917°ECoordinates: 46°4′N 8°55′E / 46.067°N 8.917°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Lugano | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Sindaco | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,072 | |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6807 (Taverne) 6808 (Torricella) |
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| SFOS number | 5227 | |
| Surrounded by | Alto Malcantone, Bedano, Lamone, Mezzovico, Origlio, Ponte Capriasca, Sigirino | |
| Website |
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Torricella-Taverne is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Torricella-Taverne has an area, as of 1997[update], of 5.24 square kilometers (2.02 sq mi). Of this area, 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 15.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) or 68.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 18.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 2.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 9.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Out of the forested land, 63.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.2% is used for growing crops and 9.5% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent an eagle displayed sable stantant on two towers embatteled gules issuant from a base azure and on it a bendlet of the first.
Torricella-Taverne has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 3,072. As of 2008[update], 28.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 7%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (86.2%), with German being second most common (6.8%) and French being third (1.7%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 184 speak German, 46 people speak French, 2,331 people speak Italian, and 8 people speak Romansh. The remainder (135 people) speak another language.
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