[3] In the mid 19th Century an ice age era graveyard and settlement was discovered near the village church.

The rectangular midden included post holes, fire sites, ceramic fragments and variety of sedimentary rocks and crystals.

Its original function (building foundation, terrace wall or marker stone) is not known.

Of the rest of the land, 4.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (15.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

[5] It is located at the entrance to the Val Calanca, on a terrace that is part of the Misox valley.

[7] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 34.3% of the vote.