Campo is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

In the 15th century, the Valle di Campo along with Cevio, Bignasco and Cavergno formed the Roana Superior, a kind of administrative district.

Cimalmotto and Niva separated from Campo's church in 1767 to form an independent parish.

It contains frescoes by Giuseppe Mattia Borgnis (1745), who also worked on the churches of Cimalmotto and Niva, the Baroque chapel of San Giovanni and the facade of Palazzi Pedrazzini.

[3] In the 17th and 18th centuries, the lack of arable land caused a strong migratory flow toward Germany and Italy.

At this time a wealthy and influential middle class emerged with political and religious power.

The great distances (42 km (26 mi) from Locarno) and adverse road make it difficult for the village to become a commuter town.

[3] The unfavorable geological conditions, exacerbated by reckless logging and resultant flooding caused numerous landslides since the beginning of the 19th century.

Out of the forested land, 28.0% of the total land area is heavily forested, while 10.6% is covered in small trees and shrubbery and 5.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.

[4] The municipality is located in the Vallemaggia district, in the upper Valle di Campo.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a fleur de lis or.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian language (52 or 89.7%), with German being second most common (5 or 8.6%) and English being third (1 or 1.7%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Campo is; 1 child is between 0 and 9 years old and 1 teenager is between 10 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] The Case Pedrazzini and Oratory of S. Giovanni Battista and the Parish Church of S. Bernardo with Via Crucis are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire villages of Campo and Cimalmotto are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 30.77% of the vote.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 53 registered voters in Campo, of which 37 or 69.8% voted.

[8] There were 27 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 33.3% of the workforce.

[18] From the 2000 census[update], 47 or 81.0% were Roman Catholic, while 5 or 8.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

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