▁parish ▁of ▁Loc ar no , ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 8 ▁to ▁Sant ' A bb ond io . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁separate ▁parish ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁old ▁church , ▁the ▁foundation ▁is ▁pre - R oman , ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁after ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁church ▁of ▁S . ▁Maria ▁Nas cente . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁limited ▁fish ing ▁and ▁far ming ▁land , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁other ▁cant ons ▁or ▁countries . ▁ ▁The ▁old ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁still ▁easily ▁visible . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Cent o ▁Camp i , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁al pine ▁sh el ters ▁and ▁bar ns ▁with ▁that ched ▁roof s , ▁though ▁most ▁have ▁fallen ▁into ▁dis rep air . ▁ ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁shelter / bar n ▁was ▁commonly ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁past ures ▁( mont i ) ▁around ▁Lake ▁Mag giore . ▁ ▁Cont one ▁ ▁Three ▁tomb s ▁have ▁been ▁discovered ▁in ▁Cont one , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁dated ▁earlier ▁than ▁the ▁Early ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁ ▁These ▁tomb s ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁re open ing ▁of ▁the ▁al pine ▁passes . ▁ ▁Some ▁time ▁before ▁ 1 2 1 9 , ▁a ▁Hospital ▁of ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁H osp it aller ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁exact ▁foundation ▁year ▁and ▁location ▁are ▁controvers ial .