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Lavizzara
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Lavizzara
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Vallemaggia
Area [1]
• Total	187.21 km2 (72.28 sq mi)
Elevation	763 m (2,503 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	509
• Density	2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6692-6696
SFOS number	5323
ISO 3166 code	CH-TI
Localities	Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Mogno, Monti di Rima, Peccia, Piano di Peccia, Prato, San Carlo, Sant'Antonio, Sornico
Surrounded by	Airolo, Bedretto, Brione (Verzasca), Cevio, Chironico, Dalpe, Maggia, Prato Leventina, Quinto, Sonogno
Website	www.lavizzara.ch SFSO statistics

Lavizzara is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

The municipality was created in 2004 by a merger of Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico.^[3]

Broglio is first mentioned in 1361 as Brono.^[4]

The existing village area has developed in several stages. It was created in 1374, when the valley (comunità) Lavizzara broke up and divided its lands. At the end of the 16th Century it grew again through a series of agreements between the neighboring communities.^[4]

The Church of S. Maria Lauretana was dedicated in 1487. In the following centuries, it was repeatedly rebuilt and restored. It belonged to the Sornico parish until 1616, when it became an independent parish. The historically significant building, Casa Pometta, is from the 17th Century.^[4]

The highest population in the village was during the 17th Century. The slow population decline intensified in the late 19th Century with emigration to the cities and to other countries. In 1990, agriculture and livestock, which for centuries were the main sources of income, employed about a third of the workforce. In recent decades, the number of vacation homes has increased markedly.^[4]

Lavizzara has an area, as of 1997^[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 1.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 30.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.7% is settled (buildings or roads), Template:Km2 to mi2 or 2.3% is either rivers or lakes and Template:Km2 to mi2 or 51.6% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.3%. Out of the forested land, 20.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.7% is used for growing crops. Of the water in the municipality, 1.2% is in lakes and 1.1% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 22.6% is unproductive vegetation and 28.9% is too rocky for vegetation.^[5]

Lavizzara has a population (as of December 2020^[update]) of 500, all Swiss citizens.^[6] Over the last 10 years (1997-2007) the population has changed at a rate of 0%.^[7]

As of 2008^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.4% male and 49.6% female. The population was made up of 264 Swiss men (46.1% of the population), and 25 (4.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 279 Swiss women (48.7%), and 5 (0.9%) non-Swiss women.^[8]

In 2008^[update] there were 3 live births to Swiss citizens and 5 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 2 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 3 non-Swiss men and 1 non-Swiss woman who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 11 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 5 people. This represents a population growth rate of -1.0%.^[9]

The age distribution, as of 2009^[update], in Lavizzara is; 52 children or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 65 teenagers or 11.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 56 people or 9.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 58 people or 10.1% are between 30 and 39, 83 people or 14.5% are between 40 and 49, and 73 people or 12.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 80 people or 14.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 55 people or 9.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 51 people or 8.9% who are over 80.^[8]

The A Mott D’Orei Settlement is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The villages of Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Prato, Sornico and Cortignelli are all part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.^[10]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 40.28% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (25.62%), the Ticino League (14.17%) and the SP (11.88%). In the federal election, a total of 212 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 47.5%.^[11]

In the 2007^[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 454 registered voters in Lavizzara, of which 331 or 72.9% voted. 4 blank ballots were cast, leaving 327 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PPD+GenGiova which received 120 or 36.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the SSI (with 67 or 20.5%), the PLRT (with 45 or 13.8%) and the LEGA (with 38 or 11.6%).^[12]

In the 2007^[update] Consiglio di Stato election, 2 blank ballots and 1 null ballot were cast, leaving 328 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PPD which received 115 or 35.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the LEGA (with 77 or 23.5%), the SSI (with 43 or 13.1%) and the PLRT (with 40 or 12.2%).^[12]

In 2008^[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 161. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 33, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 62, of which 7 or (11.3%) were in manufacturing, 10 or (16.1%) were in mining and 35 (56.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 66. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 3.0% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 28 or 42.4% were in the movement and storage of goods, 20 or 30.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 or 1.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 2 or 3.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 6 or 9.1% were in education.^[13]

As of 2009^[update], there were 4 hotels in Lavizzara with a total of 19 rooms and 35 beds.^[14]

In Lavizzara there were a total of 90 students (as of 2009^[update]). The Ticino education system provides up to three years of non-mandatory kindergarten and in Lavizzara there were 12 children in kindergarten. The primary school program lasts for five years. In the village, 23 students attended the standard primary schools. In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two year middle school followed by a two year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four year program to prepare for higher education. There were 25 students in the two year middle school, while 7 students were in the four year advanced program.

The upper secondary school includes several options, but at the end of the upper secondary program, a student will be prepared to enter a trade or to continue on to a university or college. In Ticino, vocational students may either attend school while working on their internship or apprenticeship (which takes three or four years) or may attend school followed by an internship or apprenticeship (which takes one year as a full-time student or one and a half to two years as a part-time student).^[15] There were 6 vocational students who were attending school full-time and 16 who attend part-time.

The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields. There was 1 student in the professional program.^[16]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lavizzara.

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• Lavizzara in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.