During this time the villages of Cavigilano, Tegna, Verscio and Auressio formed the municipality of Pedemonte.

The village Church of S. Michele dates from the 16th century, while the Catholic parish of Cavigliano was created in 1850.

The tourist and educational center of the Swiss Labor Assistance, known as Casa solidarietà, has been in the municipality since 1946.

During the Middle Ages, Tegna Castle and another smaller fortress were built in the mountains above the village.

[5] During the Middle Ages the population grew crops and raised cattle in the valley around the village.

In the beginning of the 20th century, many residents migrated to jobs building the Locarno-Domodossola railroad line and nearby hydroelectric power plants.

The thin soil and limited farming land kept the village small and the population poor.

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[7] The Castelliere, a site with scattered prehistoric objects and Roman era buildings is listed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.

The entire village of Verscio is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites[8] Pedemonte in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.