Cabbio

Cabbio was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Until 1805, Cabbio also included the village of Casima (now part of Castel San Pietro).

[2] The village economy was traditionally based on forest and alpine farming, as well as emigration to other countries.

[2] Cabbio has an area, as of 1997[update], of 5.69 square kilometers (2.20 sq mi).

[3] The village is located in the Mendrisio district, on the left side of the Valle di Muggio.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a chevron argent between three mullets of five of the same and on a chief or an eagle displayed sable.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][9] In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the FDP which received 30.69% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 64 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 41.0%.

[10] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 156 registered voters in Cabbio, of which 90 or 57.7% voted.

[13] From the 2000 census[update], 140 or 80.9% were Roman Catholic, while 15 or 8.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Aerial view (1964)