Breganzona Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Breganzona 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 Breganzona is in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. It is located on a slope west of Lugano. Breganzona forms a quarter of Lugano city. It includes several villages, 0ne being the historic town of Biogno.

History
In 984, Breganzona was first mentioned with the name of Brianzona. Then Biogno in 1022. Breganzona is in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. In 1925, the Biogno municipality was separated into two parts and added to Breganzona and Bioggio. Breganzona merged into the Lugano municipality in 2004. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Cureggia
 * Davesco-Soragno
 * Gandria
 * Pambio-Noranco
 * Pazzallo
 * Pregassona
 * Viganello

The population history of Breganzona is: 1591 - 35 hearths 1850 - 232 inhabitants 1900 - 369 inhabitants 1950 - 883 inhabitants 1990 - 4,654 inhabitants 2000 - 4,782 inhabitants 2003 - 4,926 inhabitants

In 1489, the church of Saint-Cyr in Biogno was consecrated and formed part of the pieve of Lugano. In 1773, the church separated from the church of Saint-Laurent and became the Breganzona parish church. In 1579, the Saint-Sébastien oratory was established.

Church Records
Belongs to Biogno?

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Breganzona can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Breganzona 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)