Brè-Aldesago Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Brè-Aldesago 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 Brè-Aldesago is in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. It is located on the slopes and summit of Monte Brè. Brè-Aldesago includes the villages of Brè (to the east) and Aldesago ( to the west). It has an area of 420 hectares (1,000 acres). Brè-Aldesago forms a quarter of Lugano city.

History
In 1280, Brè was first mentioned with the name of de Bre. Until 1953, it was simply known as Brè. Brè-Aldesago is in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. Brè-Aldesago merged into the Lugano municipality in 1972. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Castagnola

The population history of Brè-Aldesago is: 1591 - 178 inhabitants 1801 - 244 inhabitants 1850 - 378 inhabitants 1900 - 393 inhabitants 1950 - 400 inhabitants 1970 - 411 inhabitants 2000 - 834 inhabitants 2011 - 1,055 inhabitants

In 1591, the church of Saints Simon and Faithful was mentioned. In 1622, Brè-Aldesago became a parish.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Brè can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Brè-Aldesago 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)