Cavergno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Cavergno 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
Cavergno is a village in the district of Vallemaggia, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland which was incorporated into the municipality of Cevio on 22 October 2006, together with the village of Bignasco. The village of Cavergno is situated at the entrance to Valle Bavona, which has always formed its natural border.

History
The first mention of Cavergno was in 1284 as cavergnium.

On 22 October 2006, Cavergno and Bignasco were consolidated into Cevio municipality.

The population history of Cavergno is: 1669 - 188 households 1801 - 418 inhabitants 1850 - 455 inhabitants 1900 - 388 inhabitants 1920 - 359 inhabitants 1950 - 399 inhabitants 1970 - 511 inhabitants 2000 - 468 inhabitants 2005 - 492 inhabitants

Politically, all the settlements in the valley, with the exception of S. Carlo, were included in the Municipality of Cavergno. In the fourteenth century, Cavergno, Bignasco, Menzonio and Brontallo formed a neighborhood while maintaining their independence. The parish church of S. Antonio da Padova was built in 1682 and has been refurbished several times since then. Until 1786, Cavergno was part of the sub-parish of Bignasco. Through the 17th century, the inhabitants of Cavergno emigrated to Italy. In the 18th and 19th centuries, there was a substantial emigration to Holland, Hungary, and later Australia.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Cavergno can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Cavergno 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)