Vergeletto is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

[2] In the Middle Ages Vergeletto belonged to the Onsernone Vicinanza and to the squadra of Russo.

Vergeletto had an area, as of 1997[update], of 40.79 square kilometers (15.75 sq mi).

[3] The coat of arms of the municipality are taken from the Garbani, or Garban family for its French and Northern American branch, originating from the village and whose certain members illustrated themselves as magistrates and Swiss statesmen.

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

[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[10] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 38.19% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 39 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.2%.

[11] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 78 registered voters in Vergeletto, of which 47 or 60.3% voted.

[5] There were 18 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 50.0% of the workforce.

[14] From the 2000 census[update], 60 or 92.3% were Roman Catholic, while 4 or 6.2% 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.

[13] The Chiesa parrochiale Annunciazione di Maria Vergine was founded in 1610 by Pietro Terribilini.

It contains a wooden statue representing the Virgin Mary and the Archangel Gabriel.

It is the starting point of magnificent trips to Alpin refuge such as Salei, Arena and Ribia.

The Zott-Salei Telepheric (aerial tramway): starting from Zott located at a few kilometers from the village it joins the mountain pasture of Salei.