Linescio Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Linescio 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
As of 1997, Linescio has an area of 6.61 square kilometers (2.55 sq mi). The village is situated in the Vallemaggio district, on the left side of the lower portion of the Valle di Campo. It was formed in 1858, when the village divided from Cevio.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 1.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 65.4% - forested
 * 1.2% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 1.8% - rivers or lakes
 * 29.8% - unproductive land

History
The first mention of Linescio was in 1437 as Lignazio. Later in 1602, it was mentioned as Linezio.

The population history of Linescio is: 1591 - 33 hearths 1761 - 228 inhabitants 1801 - 330 inhabitants 1860 - 243 inhabitants 1900 - 220 inhabitants 1950 - 139 inhabitants 2000 - 32 inhabitants 2010 - 48 inhabitants 2020 - 39 inhabitants

The parish church of S. Remigio was built in 1640 and remodeled in 1817-1819. In 1757, it separated from the parish of Cevio to become its own parish.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Linescio can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Linescio 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)