What is the population of Morbio Superiore, Ticino?

Morbio Superiore has a population of approximately 687 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Morbio Superiore, Ticino located?

Morbio Superiore is located in Ticino, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 45.8615°, 9.0206°.

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Morbio Superiore

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Total population

687

Coordinates45.86°, 9.02°

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City facts

Overview

Morbio Superiore was a municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland in the hills above Chiasso. It is located in the district of Mendrisio. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno merged into the municipality of Breggia.

History & geography

History

Morbio Superiore is first mentioned in 1116 as Morbio de Supra. In the Middle Ages (first mentioned in 1299) the village was owned by Como Cathedral and the Benedictine monastery of S. Abbondio in Como. The church of S. Vittore in Balerna also owned property in the village. From 1591 until the 17th century, Morbio and Sagno were a vice parish under the mother church at Balerna. In 1802 Morbio Superiore was a separate parish. The parish church of S. Giovanni Evangelista was first mentioned in 1227. In the 18th century it was totally rebuilt and then renovated in 1957. The chapel of San Martino, originally an Early Middle Ages romanesque building stands on the site of what might be an Ostrogoth watchtower from the 6th century. The Chapel of S. Anna is from the late Baroque period. Formerly, the village was surrounded by vineyards, tobacco and mulberry cultivation, of which only the vineyards remain. In the last decades of the 20th century, Morbio Superiore developed into a residential community. Since 1960, Lattecaldo has been the headquarters of the Cantonal Forestry School. In 2000, four-fifths of the workforce worked outside the community.

Geography

Morbio Superiore has an area, , of . Of this area, or 18.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 69.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.7% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 10.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 66.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.8% is used for growing crops, while 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 10.2% is used for alpine pastures. The village is located in the Mendrisio district, at the entrance to the Muggio valley on the left side of the valley. It consists of the village of Morbio Superiore and the hamlet of Lattecaldo.

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