Stabio Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Stabio 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 Stabio is in the Mendrisio district and the Ticino canton. It is located on the Italian border. Stabio includes the villages of Gaggiolo and San Pietro. Stabio had an area (as of 1997) of 6.15 km² (2.37 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 51.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 31.2% - forested
 * 29.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.2% - rivers or lakes
 * 1.3% - unproductive land

History
In 1067, Stabio was first mentioned with the name of Stabio. San Pietro is included in Stabio and shows inhabitants from 400 BC. Stabio is in the Mendrisio district and the Ticino canton.

The population history of Stabio is: 1591 - 500 inhabitants 1643 - 660 inhabitants 1723 - 827 inhabitants 1850 - 1,780 inhabitants 1860 - 1,976 inhabitants 1870 - 1,813 inhabitants 1880 - 1,734 inhabitants 1888 - 1,828 inhabitants 1900 - 2,255 inhabitants 1910 - 2,045 inhabitants 1920 - 1,930 inhabitants 1930 - 1,905 inhabitants 1941 - 1,703 inhabitants 1950 - 1,796 inhabitants 1960 - 1,818 inhabitants 1970 - 2,113 inhabitants 1980 - 2,613 inhabitants 1990 - 3,082 inhabitants 2000 - 3,627 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 83.1% were Roman Catholic
 * 2.9% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 1.0% were Orthodox Church
 * 0.4% were Christian Catholic Church
 * 1.4% belong to another church

In 1483, Meride became an independent parish when it separated from the mother church at Riva San Vitale. In 1483, the parish church of San Silvestro was built above the village. In 1578, the current parish church of San Rocco was built. It was expanded in 1770 and then restored in 1969. During the 13th century, the chapel of Saint George was built.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Stabio can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Stabio 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)