Viganello, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Viganello, 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 Viganello is in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. Viganello is located between the slopes of Monte Brè and the left bank of the plain of Cassarate. It contains the village of Albonago. Viganello forms a quarter of Lugano city.

History
In 1300, Viganello was first mentioned as de Viganello. Formerly its own municipality, Viganello has been incorporated into Lugano in 2004.

The population history of Viganello is: 1783 - 238 inhabitants 1808 - 244 inhabitants 1850 - 319 inhabitants 1910 - 1,477 inhabitants 1950 - 2,163 inhabitants 1990 - 5,587 inhabitants 2000 - 6,284 inhabitants

Until 1938, Viganello was part of the Church of St. Mary of Pazzalino. In 1938, the Sainte-Thérèse de Viganello church was inaugurated.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Viganello can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Viganello 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)