2003 map with Menzonio.

Menzonio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The district of Vallemaggia is a district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Canton Ticino or Ticino ( Italian: tiˈtʃiːno French and German: Tessin and) is the southernmost canton of Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation

It was first recorded in year 1364 as Menzone.

The municipality had 315 inhabitants in 1669, which declined to 149 in 1795. It increased again, to 177 in 1850 and 190 in 1900, before dropping again to 128 in 1950, to 70 in 1990 and 73 in 2000.

In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara. Broglio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Brontallo is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Fusio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Peccia is one of six small Swiss municipalities which merged in April 2004 to form the commune of Lavizzara, with about 1000 people Prato-Sornico is a former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Lavizzara is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

References

• Menzonio in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an Encyclopedia on the History of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research