Corippo

Corippo
Location of Corippo
Corippo
Corippo
Coordinates: 46°14′10″N 8°50′28″E / 46.236°N 8.841°E / 46.236; 8.841
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictLocarno
Government
 • MayorSindaco
Claudio Scettrini
Area
 • Total
7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Elevation
558 m (1,831 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
9
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
6631
SFOS number5102
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
Surrounded byGordevio, Lavertezzo, Mergoscia, Vogorno
Website
SFSO statistics

Corippo is a village and former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

With a population of just 12 inhabitants in July 2018, and dropping to 9 by December 2019 it was the smallest municipality in Switzerland. Despite this, it possessed the trappings of communities many times its size: its own coat of arms, a village church, a restaurant, and a mayor who led a town council consisting of three local citizens. The village had maintained its status as an independent entity since its incorporation in 1822. However, on 17 October 2020 the former municipalities of Vogorno, Sonogno, Corippo, Brione (Verzasca) and Frasco merged to form the new municipality of Verzasca with a combined population of then 640.