Corippo
Former municipality in Ticino, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Corippo is a village and former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Corippo | |
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Coordinates: 46.236°N 8.841°E / 46.236; 8.841 | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Ticino |
District | Locarno |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sindaco Claudio Scettrini |
Area | |
• Total | 7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 11 |
• Density | 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 6631 |
SFOS number | 5102 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
Surrounded by | Gordevio, Lavertezzo, Mergoscia, Vogorno |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
With a population of just 12 inhabitants in July 2018,[3] and dropping to 9 by December 2019[4] it was the smallest municipality in Switzerland. Despite this, it possessed the trappings of communities many times its size: an official website (www.corippo.ch), its own coat of arms, a village church, a restaurant, and a mayor who led a town council consisting of three local citizens. The village had maintained its status as an independent entity since its incorporation in 1822. However, on 17 October 2020 the former municipalities of Vogorno, Sonogno, Corippo, Brione (Verzasca) and Frasco merged to form the new municipality of Verzasca[5] with a combined population of then 640.[6]