Agra, Switzerland

Agra, Switzerland

Agra is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

The municipality had ca. 100 inhabitants in 1591, which increased to 143 in 1670. In 1850 and 1900 alike it had 164 inhabitants; this increased to 515 in 1930 before dropping to 333 in 1990.

In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Gentilino and Montagnola to form a new and larger municipality Collina d'Oro.

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