Gresso
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Gresso is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipality was formed in 1882 by splitting from Vergeletto. On 10 April 2016 the former municipalities of Vergeletto, Gresso, Mosogno and Isorno merged into the municipality of Onsernone.[1]
History
The discovery of a Roman tomb from the 1st-2nd century AD, with pottery and coins, proves that Gresso was part of the outer-most reaches of the Vicus of Muralto. The modern village of Gresso is first mentioned in 1316 as Agrassio.[2] Until 1803, Gresso was part of the Squadra of Russo (now Onsernone), one of five Squadre, that formed the medieval community of Onsernone.
The village church, called The Chapel of St. Orsola was built in 1703 and rebuilt in 1730. It was renovated in the late 20th century.[2]
The village built its first drivable road in 1885.[2]
Geography
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Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. Out of the forested land, 52.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.3% is used for growing crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 11.1% is unproductive vegetation and 4.9% is too rocky for vegetation.[3]
The former municipality is located in the Locarno district, at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". on the steep, left side of the Vergeletto valley.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a dove displayed argent and in a chief of the last a cross gules.[4]
Demographics
Gresso had a population (since 2014[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) of 41. since 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 3.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -38.6%.
Most of the population (since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks Italian (94.3%), with German and French making up the rest (2.9% each).[6] Of the Swiss national languages (since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".), 1 person speaks German, 1 person speaks French and 33 people speak Italian.[7]
since 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female. The population was made up of 15 Swiss men and 15 Swiss women.[8]
The age distribution, since 2009[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., in Gresso is; 2 children or 6.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and there are no teenagers. Of the adult population, 1 person is between 20 and 29 years old. 4 people or 13.3% are between 30 and 39, 1 person is between 40 and 49, and 6 people or 20.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 7 people or 23.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 6 people or 20.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 3 people or 10.0% who are over 80.[8]
since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 19 private households in the municipality, and an average of 1.8 persons per household.[6] In 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". there were 72 single family homes (or 88.9% of the total) out of a total of 81 inhabited buildings. There were 7 two family buildings (8.6%) and there were also 2 buildings in the municipality that were multipurpose buildings (used for both housing and commercial or another purpose).[9]
The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., was 0%. In 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". there were 89 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 2 room apartment of which there were 27. There were 4 single room apartments and 9 apartments with five or more rooms.[10] Of these apartments, a total of 19 apartments (21.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 69 apartments (77.5%) were seasonally occupied and 1 apartments (1.1%) were empty.[10] since 2007[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents.[6]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2][11]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 290 |
| 1900 | 278 |
| 1950 | 139 |
| 1970 | 68 |
| 1990 | 48 |
| 2000 | 35 |
Sights
The entire village of Gresso is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[12]
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 57.74% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (27.98%), the Ticino League (9.52%) and the CVP (4.76%). In the federal election, a total of 21 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 58.3%.[13]
In the 2007[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 37 registered voters in Gresso, of which 19 or 51.4% voted. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 13 or 68.4% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were; the PS (with 4 or 21.1%), the PPD+GenGiova (with 1 or 5.3%).[14]
In the 2007[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Consiglio di Stato election, The most popular party was the PLRT which received 13 or 68.4% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were; the PS (with 4 or 21.1%), the LEGA (with 1 or 5.3%).[14]
Economy
since 2007[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Gresso had an unemployment rate of 4.49%. since 2005[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., no one was employed in the primary economic sectoror the secondary sector. 1 person was employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 business in this sector.[6] There were 12 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 58.3% of the workforce.
In 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 8 workers who commuted away from the municipality.[15] Of the working population, 16.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 50% used a private car.[6]
Religion
From the 2000 census[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 32 or 91.4% were Roman Catholic, while or 0.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There are 1 individuals (or about 2.86% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), and 2 individuals (or about 5.71% of the population) did not answer the question.[7]
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Gresso about 64.7% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[6]
since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 2 students from Gresso who attended schools outside the municipality.[15]
References
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- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:In lang. Retrieved 27 April 2016
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- ↑ Altitudine, superficie, secondo il genere di utilizzazione, rilevazione 1992/1997, e densità della popolazione, nel 2000 Template:In lang. Retrieved 25 October 2010
- ↑ Flags of the World.com. Retrieved 2 December 2010
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Superweb database – Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008 Template:Webarchive Template:In lang. Retrieved 19 June 2010
- ↑ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 2 December 2010
- ↑ a b Popolazione residente, secondo la lingua principale e la religione, nel 2000 Template:Webarchive Template:In lang. Retrieved 23 November 2010
- ↑ a b 01.02.03 Popolazione residente permanente Template:Webarchive Template:In lang. Retrieved 23 November 2010
- ↑ 09.02.01 Edifici Template:Webarchive Template:In lang. Retrieved 23 November 2010
- ↑ a b 09.02.02 Abitazioni Template:Webarchive Template:In lang. Retrieved 23 November 2010
- ↑ Popolazione residente, dal 1850 Template:Webarchive Template:In lang. Retrieved 23 November 2010
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- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton Template:Webarchive Template:In lang. Retrieved 28 May 2010
- ↑ a b Elezioni cantonali: Gran Consiglio, Consiglio di Stato Template:Webarchive Template:In lang. Retrieved 23 November 2010
- ↑ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Statweb Template:In lang. Retrieved 24 June 2010
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