Campo (Blenio) Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Campo (Blenio) 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
Campo (Blenio) is situated at 1215 m at the very back of the Blenio Valley at the entrance to the Val di Campo.

On 22 October 2006, Blenio was formed into a new municipality when the following municipalities were merged:
 * Aquila
 * Campo Blenio
 * Ghirone
 * Olivone
 * Torre

History
The first mention of Campo (Blenio) was in 1205 as Campo.

The population history of Campo (Blenio) is: 1682 - 157 inhabitants 1801 - 228 inhabitants 1850 - 160 inhabitants 1900 - 102 inhabitants 1950 - 97 inhabitants 2000 - 68 inhabitants 2005 - 79 inhabitants

Campo formed a neighborhood (vicinanza generale) with Olivone and Largario in the 12th century; they are still united as a community today. The church of Santi Agata e Maurizio, listed as early as 1225, was rebuilt and enlarged in the 16th century. After the division from Olivone, Campo became an independent parish in 1608. As with the other municipalities of the valley, the significant emigration to other European countries from the middle of the 19th century led to a sharp decline in population.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Campo can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Campo 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)