 For centuries, many of the residents emigrated, initially to Italy and starting in the 19th Century to France and England.From the old "Vicinanza" of Chironico, which included four or five Degagna, six municipal corporations (or "patriziali") have emerged, though they are usually no longer owners of the pastures that they used to use.In the main core of Chironico, with its typical block buildings, is the small church of S. Ambrogio with a medieval twin apsis and remarkable frescoes.