Gordevio Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Gordevio 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
Gordevio is located in the Vallemaggia district. It includes two sections, Villa and Brièè, which are separated by the Ri di Gèi stream. On 20 April 2008, Avegno and Gordevio merged to form a new municipality, Avegno Gordevio.

History
The first mention of Gordevio was in 1200 as de gordauio. It was also mentioned in 1335 as de Gordavio.

The population history of Gordevio is: 1283 - 30 hearth 1591 - 230 inhabitants 1709 - 650 inhabitants 1801 - 244 inhabitants 1850 - 373 inhabitants 1900 - 278 inhabitants 1950 - 266 inhabitants 1980 - 559 inhabitants 2000 - 798 inhabitants 2007 - 832 inhabitants

Avegno and Gordevio already had their own chaplain in the 14th century, but they probably only detached from the mother church in Maggia around 1645 and became independent parishes. The parish church of Saints Luca e Abbondio, dedicated in 1313, was enlarged in the 17th century on the remains of the earlier 14th-century church. The rich stucco work in the church also dates from this period. In the hamlet of Brié, the chapel of Saint Antonio Abate was built in 1666.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Gordevio can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Gordevio 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)