Brè is a village in the district of Lugano

Lugano (district)

The district of Lugano is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland. It has a population of .-Geography:The Lugano District has an area, , of . Of this area, or 15.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 66.5% is forested...

 in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, today a quarter of the city of Lugano

Lugano

Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...

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It was first recorded in year 1280 as de Bre.

Brè is located in the former municipality Brè-Aldesago

Brè-Aldesago

Brè-Aldesago is a district of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Barbengo was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 1972....

. In 1972 Brè-Aldesago municipality was incorporated into its neighboring municipality Lugano

Lugano

Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...

. Brè was also the name of the municipality Brè-Aldesago from until 1953.