Biogno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Biogno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The municipality of Biogno is in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. It is located on the slopes to the west of Lugano.

History
In 1022, Biogno was first mentioned with the name of Biogno. Biogno is in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. In 1925, the Biogno municipality was separated into two parts and added to Breganzona and Bioggio. The village Biogno was located in Breganzona, except for Mulini which was moved to Bioggio.

The population history of Biogno is: 1850 - 232 inhabitants 1900 - 369 inhabitants

Locations within Biogno
See Breganzona for more information.

Census
(See here for information regarding Ticino census records.)

The 1808 Ticino census for Biogno can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Biogno prior to 1900, along with any known soprannomi. For more information about soprannomi, click here.

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Ticino

Societies
Società Genealogica della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI)