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# Lavizzara commune (Ticino canton, Switzerland)

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Last modified: 2026-04-25 by martin karner
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Vert a pile embowed Argent with a mount of the Second outlined Sable and six billets of the Fourth fesswise in pale.
Christopher Southworth

On 4 April 2004 the communes of Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico formed the new commune of Lavizzara (see below). It is named after its main valley.
The valley is represented by the green part of the emblem. Unfortunately the sky has been made white, which makes it difficult (and heraldically incorrect) to distinguish it from the likewise white top-triangle, which seems to symbolize the snow covered mountains. The six black rectangles obviously stand for the six old communes. (no regulation source was found)

- Broglio
- Brontallo
- Fusio
- Menzonio
- Peccia
- Prato-Sornico

See also:

- Vallemaggia district
- Ticino canton
- Switzerland

## Broglio (until 3 April 2004)

image by Pascal Gross

Argent a pot between two lions rampant affrontant and in chief a mullet of five and in base a fleur-de-lis all Gules.
Christopher Southworth

The lions on the flag of Broglio are holding a pot (in Italian "laveggio") which is taken from the old seal of the Lavizzara valley. The other symbols alludes to the 4 oldest families of the village: the lions the Coraggioni and Pometta, the star the Pescatore and the fleur de lis the Demaria families.
Pascal Gross, 13 January 2004

## Brontallo (until 3 April 2004)

image by Pascal Gross

Azure St George Proper harnysed Argent nimbed Or standing on a dragon Vert and killing it with a lance of the Fourth.
Christopher Southworth

St. George is the patron saint of the local curch.
Pascal Gross, 13 January 2004

See also: Swiss flags with St. George and the Dragon

## Fusio (until 3 April 2004)

image by Pascal Gross

Tierced argent a pot sable gules two nails or in saltire and or a tobacco plant issuant vert.
Željko Heimer, 15 January 2004

On the flag of Fusio we have from top to bottom: pot, nails and tobacco. The arms alludes to the families Chiodi (chiodo = nail) and Tabacchi (tabacco = tobacco), the pot (laveggio) being the main symbol of the Lavizzara valley.
Pascal Gross, 15 January 2004

## Menzonio (until 3 April 2004)

image by Pascal Gross

Azure St Mary praying and crowned all Argent nimbed Or issuant from a stump eradicated Vert sprouting a branch with three leaves of the Same. Christopher Southworth

The flag of Menzonio comes from a local legend. Before that the seaways to California and Australia were open, the male youth of Menzonio, too numerous in comparison with the possibilities offered by the agriculture, emigrated to Rome. One day, a group of emigrants came back carrying an image of the Blessed Virgin kept in a casket. They stopped a few minutes to have a rest at the entry of the village leaving the casket on the stump of a cherry-tree. When they wanted to take back the casket containing the image, they had the surprise to notice that the casket has united with the cherry-tree, as if it was part of the stump.
Pascal Gross, 18 January 2004

## Peccia (until 3 April 2004)

image by Pascal Gross

Argent a fir tree issuant from a mount vert.
Željko Heimer, 19 January 2004

## Prato-Sornico (until 3 April 2004)

image by Pascal Gross

Argent in chief a cloth gules hanging from a sword azure fesswise point to dexter and in base a pot sable.
Željko Heimer, 19 January 2004

We have once again a pot, symbol of the Lavizzara valley, on the flag of Prato-Sornico. A pot also features on the flag of Fusio.
Pascal Gross, 19 January 2004