Campello Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Campello 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, Campello has an area of 3.96 square kilometers (1.53 sq mi). The municipality is situated in the Leventina district, above Faido at an elevation of 1,362 m (4,469 ft) on the southern slope of the mid-Leventina valley. The municipality was formed in 1853 when it separated from Calpiogna.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 11.9% - agricultural purposes
 * 28.8% - forested
 * 5.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 26.5% - unproductive land

On 1 April 2012, Campello was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the following municipalities:
 * Anzonico
 * Calpiogna
 * Cavagnago
 * Chironico
 * Mairengo
 * Osco

History
The first mention of Campello is in 1400 as Campello.

The population history of Campello is: 1639 - 68 inhabitants 1860 - 156 inhabitants 1900 - 146 inhabitants 1950 - 83 inhabitants 2000 - 45 inhabitants 2010 - 55 inhabitants 2011 - 50 inhabitants

According to the only partially confirmed tradition, the village is said to have emerged from the lower settlement of Fontanedo, which was completely abandoned around the middle of the 18th century. Along with Calpiogna, Primadengo, Chinchengo and part of Faido, Campello belonged to the Degagna Fichengo, one of the three degagne of the neighborhood of Faido. In 1853, it became an independent municipality with the separation from Calpiogna. Campello was the main town of the parish of Mairengo in the Middle Ages and has been an independent parish since 1837. The parish church of Santa Margherita dates from 1632. In the 20th century, some of the inhabitants emigrated to France (Lyon) and England. The well-known village of Carì (originally a mountain pasture) is located in the judicial district of Campello at 1622 m which has developed into one of the most frequented and renowned mountain resorts in the canton since 1950; Carì, which is now inhabited all year round, can now be considered the highest permanent settlement in Ticino.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Campello was listed with Calpiogna; Calpiogna's census can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Campello 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)