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

During the mid-19th Century, the population declined sharply due to emigration to other countries and a rural exodus.

The parish church of Madonna delle Grazie was already in operation in the 15th Century.

The soil around Cerentino is rich in limestone, which was used in construction and in the production of lime for mortar.

Modernly, animal husbandry and agriculture, which earlier granted the villages a far-reaching self-sufficiency, is still main income source of most residents.

[3] Cerentino has an area, as of 1997[update], of 20.07 square kilometers (7.75 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located in the Vallemaggia district, at the confluence of the Rovana river with the stream of the Valle di Bosco.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure on a base bent a deer trippant 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 French being third (1 or 1.7%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Cerentino is; 3 children or 5.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 5 teenagers or 8.8% are between 10 and 19.

[11] About 60.7% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

The greatest number of single family homes (40) were built between 1919 and 1945.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][14] The entire small village of Corino is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites[15] As of  2007[update], Cerentino had an unemployment rate of 4.33%.

[8] There were 24 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 33.3% of the workforce.

[8] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 48.65% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 19 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 35.2%.

[18] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 55 registered voters in Cerentino, of which 29 or 52.7% voted.

[19] From the 2000 census[update], 41 or 70.7% were Roman Catholic, while 6 or 10.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two-year middle school followed by a two-year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four-year program to prepare for higher education.