Cavergno

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Cavergno

Total population

468

Elevation457 m

Coordinates46.35°, 8.61°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cavergno is a village in the district of Vallemaggia, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. On 22 October 2006 Cavergno lost its status as an independent municipality when together with the village of Bignasco it was incorporated into the municipality of Cevio.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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Pietro Morettini

Swiss architect and engineer

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Plinio Martini

Swiss writer (1923-1979)

Gianfredo Camesi

Swiss artist (born 1940)

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Giacomo Angelo Lotti

Swiss notary and politician (1784-1850)

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Giacomo Francesco Lotti

Swiss politician (1759-1814)

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Giovanni Giulio Gerolamo Berna

Swiss cleric (1717-1804)

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Antonio Tonini

Swiss geographer and mountaineer (1828-1860)

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Eligio Pometta

Swiss journalist and politician (1865-1950)

Hans Tomamichel

Swiss painter (1899-1984)

Giuseppe Zoppi

Swiss literary critic (1896-1952)

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Paolo Zanini

Swiss architect (1871-1914)

Pietro Leemann

Swiss chef

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Valentino Alessandro Balli

Swiss politician (1796-1863)

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Giuseppe Patocchi

Swiss politician (1822-1891)

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Mansueto Pometta

Swiss politician (1874-1962)

Gioachimo Respini

Swiss politician (1836-1899)

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

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 Cavergno

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Silver Thistle

Carlina acaulis

Seen 2026-09-20

Ratzeburg's Woodlouse

Trachelipus ratzeburgii

Seen 2026-09-11

Rathke's Woodlouse

Trachelipus rathkii

Seen 2026-09-11

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-11

Bechstein's bat

Myotis bechsteinii

Seen 2026-09-11

Persistent Waxcap

Hygrocybe acutoconica

Seen 2026-09-11

European Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum

Seen 2026-09-11

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-11

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-11

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