Vignogn Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Vignogn / Vigens Parish, Graubünden, 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 former municipality of Vignogn (German: Vigens) is in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It includes the linear village of Vignogn at an elevation of 1,241 m (4,072 ft) at the foot of the Piz Sezner.

Vignogn (as of 2006) has an area of 7.9 km² (3.1 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 57.4% - agricultural purposes
 * 31.3% - forested
 * 2.7% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 8.6% - non-productive

History
In 1325, Vignogn was first mentioned by the name of Vinanne. It was also mentioned in 1469 as Viends. Until 1983, Vignogn was known as Vigens.

Vignogn merged into the Lumnezia municipality on 1 January 2013. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Cumbel
 * Degen
 * Lumbrein
 * Morissen
 * Suraua
 * Vella
 * Vrin

The population history of Vignogn is: 1850 - 199 inhabitants 1900 - 134 inhabitants 1950 - 204 inhabitants 2000 - 179 inhabitants 2011 - 170 inhabitants

Originally, Vignogn formed a neighborhood community with Surcasti. Until 1697, it was part of the parish of Saint-Vincent in Pleif (Vella). In 1345, Vignogn already had two churches, the church of St. Florin and the chapel of St. Gaudentius (burial church from 1669).

Church Records
Original church records are held in the local municipal archive or civil registration office. Microfilm copies are available at the Graubünden State Archives.

Catholic
Vignogn was established in 1697 as an independent parish from Vella. Church records begin in 1696. See Vella for earlier records. The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1696-1787; confirmations 1744-1789
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1787-1837; confirmations 1804-1832
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Vignogn:
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850
 * 1850, form C

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876.

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Graubünden State Archives. The following records are available:
 * Both A and B registers are available through 1916-1917 and are open without restriction.
 * Family registers are available from at latest 1860 through 1910; these records are viewable but require permission to access. For more information, contact the State Archive.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Vignogn prior to 1875:

Related sources
The town's website (in Romansh and German) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Graubünden

Societies
Rätische Vereinigung für Familienforschung (RVFF)

Società Genealogica della Svizzera italiana (SGSI)