Avegno was a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Handicrafts (making baskets and pottery) and stone cutting were able to slow the exodus somewhat.

The strong population growth in recent decades is due to the proximity to Locarno.

In 1982, the Wakker Prize was awarded to Avegno in recognition of the efforts to preserve the village's historic appearance.

It is located at the bottom of the valley, on the left side of the Maggia river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess azure and gules overall a tower with a banner argent surrounded with three doves volant two and one.

[4] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian language (429 or 87.0%), with German being second most common (47 or 9.5%) and French being third (4 or 0.8%).

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][7] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 31.59% of the vote.

[8] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 402 registered voters in Avegno, of which 296 or 73.6% voted.

[9] There were 211 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 33.2% of the workforce.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 386 or 78.3% were Roman Catholic, while 32 or 6.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.