Chiasso

Also known as Chiasso TI

Chiasso (; ) is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Chiasso
Swiss town.image_photo: 2004-Chiasso-Kirche.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Chiasso-coat of arms.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Chiasso Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Ticino
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-TI
Swiss town.district: Mendrisio
Swiss town.postal_code: 6830
Swiss town.municipality_code: 5250
Swiss town.area: 5.3
Swiss town.elevation: 230
Swiss town.population: 9200
Swiss town.populationof: December 2010
Swiss town.website: www.chiasso.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Bruno Arrigoni
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Balerna, Cavallasca (IT-CO), Como (IT-CO), Colverde (IT-CO), Morbio Inferiore, Novazzano, Parè (IT-CO), Ronago (IT-CO), Vacallo

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

History
Chiasso (and Boffalora)
The pedestrian zone
Pedrinate
Seseglio
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Notable people
Sights
Politics
Economy
Traffic
Religion
Education
Sport
References
External links

Chiasso (; ) is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

As the southernmost of Switzerland's municipalities, Chiasso is on the border with Italy, in front of Ponte Chiasso (a frazione of Como, Italy). The municipality of Chiasso includes the villages of Boffalora, Pedrinate and Seseglio.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chiasso” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.