Sobrio

Sobrio
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Sobrio Show map of Switzerland Sobrio Show map of Canton of Ticino
Location of Sobrio
Coordinates: 46°24′N 8°54′E / 46.400°N 8.900°E / 46.400; 8.900Coordinates: 46°24′N 8°54′E / 46.400°N 8.900°E / 46.400; 8.900
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Leventina
Government
• Mayor	Sindaco
Area
• Total	6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Elevation	1,117 m (3,665 ft)
Population (December 2014)
• Total	80
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Postal code	6749
SFOS number	5081
Surrounded by	Acquarossa, Bodio, Cavagnago, Giornico, Ludiano, Semione
Website	www.sobrio.ch SFSO statistics

Sobrio is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 10 April 2016 it merged into the municipality of Faido.

Sobrio had an area, as of 1997^[update], of 6.37 square kilometers (2.46 sq mi). Of this area, 0.62 km² (0.24 sq mi) or 9.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.47 km² (1.73 sq mi) or 70.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.2 km² (0.077 sq mi) or 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.69 km² (0.27 sq mi) or 10.8% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. Out of the forested land, 64.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.1% is used for growing crops and 2.7% is used for alpine pastures. Of the unproductive areas, 6.4% is unproductive vegetation and 4.4% is too rocky for vegetation.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a cat sejant guardant Argent. The cat on the flag of Sobrio comes from the nickname given to the inhabitants of this municipality."

Sobrio had a population (as of 2014^[update]) of 80. As of 2008^[update], 2.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 3.8%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks Italian(79.7%), with German being second most common (18.9%) and French being third ( 1.4%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000^[update]), 14 speak German, 1 person speaks French, 59 people speak Italian.