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

At the beginning of the 21st century a project was developed to save the terraces from decay.

[3] Linescio has an area, as of 1997[update], of 6.61 square kilometers (2.55 sq mi).

[4] The village is located in the Vallemaggio district, on the left side of the lower portion of the Valle di Campo.

[5] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Quartered argent and azure a dove displayed counterchanged.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian language (26 or 81.3%) with the rest speaking German[9] As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 45.7% male and 54.3% female.

The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 4 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 1 people.

[11] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] The entire village of Linescio is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites[13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 46.67% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 15 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 32.6%.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 45 registered voters in Linescio, of which 23 or 51.1% voted.

[15] In the 2007[update] Consiglio di Stato election, The most popular party was the PLRT which received 13 or 56.5% of the vote.

[15] There were 13 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.5% of the workforce.

[17] From the 2000 census[update], 24 or 75.0% were Roman Catholic, while 1 or 3.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[18] As of 2000[update], there were 2 students from Linescio who attended schools outside the village.