Indemini

Indemini is first mentioned in 1260 as Indemine. In the Middle Ages it was part of the Vicinanza of Gambarogno. In the 17th century there were disputes over alpine pastures and forest owned by the village cooperatives of the Valle Veddasca and the Malcantone. In 1752, these border disputes were resolved with the Treaty of Varese. In 1800, the Helvetic government considered exchanging Indemini for Campione d'Italia in the Cisalpine Republic. A vice-parish was formed in 1556 after they broke away from the parish of Vira. The church of San Bartolomeo, which is probably built before 1213, was expanded in the 17th century and renovated in the 19th century. The village was isolated for most of its history. It wasn't until 1917–18 that a roadway was built on the Swiss side. A road from Italy wasn't built until 1964. The isolation helped Indemini to retain its rural appearance. In the past, the village economy relied on agriculture, but it declined in importance in the 1970s and 80s. During most of the year, the village is mostly abandoned, but in the summer season the population expands rapidly. ==Geography==

Indemini has an area, , of . Of this area, or 1.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 78.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 13.3% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. Out of the forested land, 55.8% of the total land area is heavily forested, while 20.2% is covered in small trees and shrubbery and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.4% is used for growing crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 11.8% is unproductive vegetation and 1.4% is too rocky for vegetation. The village is located in the Locarno district at an elevation of in the upper Valle Veddasca on the Italian border. ==Coat of arms==

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert, a sickle and axe argent handled or in saltire and in chief a sun issuant from a barulette bendy argent and red. ==Demographics==

Indemini has a population () of 43. , 4.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of −26.7%. An even amount of the population () speaks German and Italian (48.7% each), with the rest speaking French (2.6%). Of the Swiss national languages (), 19 speak German, 1 person speaks French, 19 people speak Italian. , the gender distribution of the population was 58.1% male and 41.9% female. The population was made up of 24 Swiss men (55.8% of the population), and 1 (2.3%) non-Swiss man. There were 16 Swiss women (37.2%), and 2 (4.7%) non-Swiss women. the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.6 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 66.7% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement). , there were 21 private households in the village, and an average of 1.9 persons per household. The vacancy rate for the village, , was 0%. there were 225 apartments in the village. The most common apartment size was the 3-room apartment of which there were 66. There were 35 single room apartments and 28 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 21 apartments (9.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 204 apartments (90.7%) were seasonally occupied. ==Politics==

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 30.43% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (16.85%), the CVP (14.13%) and the SVP (11.96%). In the federal election, a total of 23 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 40.4%. In the Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 51 registered voters in Indemini, of which 24 or 47.1% voted. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 6 or 25.0% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PS (with 5 or 20.8%), the PPD+GenGiova (with 4 or 16.7%) and the LEGA (with 2 or 8.3%). In the Consiglio di Stato election, The most popular party was the PLRT which received 8 or 33.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PLRT (with 8 or 33.3%), the PPD (with 4 or 16.7%) and the LEGA (with 2 or 8.3%). ==Economy==

, Indemini had an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 6 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. No one was employed in the secondary sector and there were no businesses in this sector. 6 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector. Of the working population, 8.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 16.7% used a private car. ==Religion==

From the , 17 or 43.6% were Roman Catholic, while 10 or 25.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There are 12 individuals (or about 30.77% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census). ==Education==

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Indemini about 61.2% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule). There were 2 vocational students who were attending school full-time and 0 who attend part-time. The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields. There was 1 student in the professional program. , there were 9 students from Indemini who attended schools outside the village. ==References==