Peccia facts for kids

Cattle in the mountains above Peccia

Peccia is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

On 4 April 2004 the former municipalities of Peccia, Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio and Prato-Sornico merged into the new municipality of Lavizzara.

Geography

Peccia valley

Peccia has an area, as of 1997^[update], of 54.26 square kilometers (20.95 sq mi). Of this area, 0.39 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 0.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 14.5 km² (5.6 sq mi) or 26.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km² (0.19 sq mi) or 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.94 km² (0.36 sq mi) or 1.7% is either rivers or lakes and 28.46 km² (10.99 sq mi) or 52.5% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.3%. Out of the forested land, 16.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.5% is used for growing crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 21.0% is unproductive vegetation and 31.5% is too rocky for vegetation.

The village is located in the Vallemaggia district, about 39 km (24 mi) from Locarno. It consists of several settlements scattered throughout the Peccia valley. The main village is located at an elevation of 840 m (2,760 ft) in the Valle Maggia

Images for kids

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  2003 map with Peccia.

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  Cortignelli with Pizzo Castello and La Rossa