Borgnone Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Borgnone 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 Borgnone hamlet is in the municipality of Centovalli, in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. Borgone includes the hamlets of Camedo, Costa and Lionza. It is located at an elevation of 713 m (2,339 ft) on the northern slope of the Centovalli valley (left bank of the Melezza river) on the border with Italy.

History
In 1364, Borgnone was first mentioned with the name of Brugnono'. Borgnone is in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. In 1838, Borgnone became an independent municipality when the municipality of Centovalli was split off. Borgnone merged into the municipality of Centovalli on 25 October 2009. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Intragna
 * Palagnedra

The population history of Borgnone is: 1591 - 13 hearths 1801 - 290 inhabitants 1850 - 409 inhabitants 1900 - 393 inhabitants 1950 - 307 inhabitants 2000 - 143 inhabitants

In 1630, Borgnone became a vice-parish when it separated from the Palagnedra parish. In 1364-1365, the Church of Beata Vergine dell 'Assunta (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church) was built. It has been restored several times.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Borgnone can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Borgnone prior to 1875, 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)