Barbengo

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Barbengo

Total population

2,193

Elevation370 m

Land area2.65 km²

Coordinates45.96°, 8.91°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Barbengo is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. It includes the settlements of Cadepiano, Campagnore, Casaccia, Cernesio, Garaverio and Figino. Barbengo was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2008.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Ignazio Cassis

99th President of the Swiss Confederation

Domenico Trezzini

Swiss architect

G

Gian Battista Mantegazzi

composer (1889-1958)

Gian Carlo Menotti

Italian-American composer and librettist (1911–2007)

Pompeo Marchesi

Italian sculptor (1783-1858)

A

Amadio da Milano

Italian goldsmith

Bigna Windmüller

Swiss ski jumper

A

Antonio Giuseppe Bossi

artist (1699-1764)

F

Francesco Antonio Giorgioli

Swiss artist (1655-1725)

D

Domenicus Morelli

Swiss sculptor (1627-1662)

V

Virginio Bonati

Italian footballer (1914-1944)

G

Gerardo da Sessa

cardinal

Giuseppe Grandi

Italian sculptor (1843-1894)

M

Maria Vachon-Turini

French photographer (1914–2008)

Arnaldo Caverzasi

Italian bicycle racer

B

Bernardino della Croce

Swiss bishop (1502-1565)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ticino

• Agra
  0.6 mi away
• Carabietta
  0.9 mi away · pop. 100
• Carona
  1.1 mi away · pop. 681
• Carabbia
  1.4 mi away · pop. 606
• Caslano
  1.6 mi away · pop. 4,256
• Montagnola
  1.6 mi away
• Vico Morcote
  2 mi away · pop. 377
• Pazzallo
  2.1 mi away · pop. 1,523
• Neggio
  2.5 mi away · pop. 335
• Brusino Arsizio
  2.5 mi away · pop. 469
• Morcote
  2.6 mi away · pop. 707
• Muzzano
  2.6 mi away · pop. 844

Browse all places in Ticino →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Barbengo

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-24

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-09-23

Hart's-tongue fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

Seen 2026-09-23

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-09-23

Silver-washed Fritillary

Argynnis paphia

Seen 2026-09-23

Branched St Bernard's Lily

Anthericum ramosum

Seen 2026-09-23

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Seen 2026-09-23

European Cyclamen

Cyclamen purpurascens

Seen 2026-09-23

Deer Ked

Lipoptena cervi

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers