Brè-Aldesago
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Brè-Aldesago is a district of the city of Lugano
, Switzerland
. Barbengo was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 1972.
The municipality contained the villages Brè
and Aldesago. Brè was the only name of the municipality until 1953. It had 178 inhabitants in 1591, which increased to 244 in 1801, 378 in 1850, 393 in 1900, 400 in 1950 and 411 in 1970.
Lugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Barbengo was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 1972.
The municipality contained the villages Brè
Brè
Brè is a village in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, today a quarter of the city of Lugano.It was first recorded in year 1280 as de Bre....
and Aldesago. Brè was the only name of the municipality until 1953. It had 178 inhabitants in 1591, which increased to 244 in 1801, 378 in 1850, 393 in 1900, 400 in 1950 and 411 in 1970.