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Arosio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

In 2005 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Breno, Fescoggia, Mugena and Vezio to form a new and larger municipality Alto Malcantone.

Location

ETH-BIB-Arosio, Mugena, Vezio, Breno, Cresta del Confine v. O. aus 1500 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-001335
Aerial view from 1500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

The village comprised the amalgamated settlements Terra di sopra and Terra di sotto.

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following table:

Year Population
Arosio
1599 ca. 300
1801 221
1850 232
1900 186
1950 197
2000 422
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