Ludiano

History

In 1926 a grave was discovered which contained Iron Age grave offerings. The modern municipality of Ludiano was first mentioned in 1211 as Luguilano. It was mentioned as a local center for surrounding farmhouses and villages in 1351. The parish church of S. Secondo is first mentioned in 1293. It was rebuilt in 1779–82, though the older romanesque clock tower was retained. In the past, the main sources of income were crops, livestock and vineyards. This income was supplemented by money sent back to the village by emigrants to other European countries. After the emigration-related decline in the mid-19th century, the number of inhabitants increased in the last decades of the 20th century and has led to numerous new homes. In 2000 about half the jobs in the village were in manufacturing, and the services sector accounted for about a fifth of the jobs. Two-thirds of the working population earned their livelihood outside the community.

Geography

Ludiano has an area, , of . Of this area, or 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 77.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 6.3% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Out of the forested land, 75.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.0% is used for growing crops, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops and 2.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 2.3% is unproductive vegetation and 4.0% is too rocky for vegetation. The municipality is located in the Blenio district, on the right side of the lower Blenio valley. The municipalities of Ludiano, Malvaglia and Semione merged on 15 March 2011 into the new municipality Serravalle.

Most-observed species

• Marbled White

  Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  5,551
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,887
• Small Heath

  Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,265
• Swiss Brassy Ringlet

  Erebia tyndarus Esper, 1777 · Insecta
  3,160
• Large Ringlet

  Erebia euryale Esper, 1777 · Insecta
  2,915
• Scotch Argus

  Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777 · Insecta
  2,518
• Small Tortoiseshell

  Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,076
• Encrusted Foam Lichen

  Stereocaulon incrustatum Flörke · Lecanoromycetes
  2,054

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 2.7 — 2022-08-23
  4 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
• M 4.5 — 2021-12-18
  1 km WNW of Dalmine, Italy