The tiny mountain village of Corippo, perched on the Swiss Alps, is much more than a village.
With only twelve residents, Corippo is the smallest municipality in Switzerland.
And its population is progressively shrinkingjust two years ago it had fourteen.
Only the very old and the very weak remained behind.
Out of the twelve residents, only the mayor is employed; the rest are pensioners.
Soon, the residents fear, Corippo will have no one left.
Some of these houses have remained untouched for more than sixty years.
The idea is to turn some of these houses into vacation cottages.
It has never been tried in Switzerland.
Thefirst cottage, the two-bedroomCasa Arcotti, opened to guests in late July 2018.
