Chialamberto is the second municipality of Val Grande, just past Cantoira.
The first news of the village go back to the XIVth century. At that time only small groups of houses existed and the name originates from the first families names: Chialamberto (Lamberto’s home) and Cà Michiardi (Michiardi’s home). In 1341, Chialamberto is mentioned in a document for the first time. It is a deed proving the Monastero di San Mauro di Pulcheria renounce of rights on this and other territories, in favor of Count Amine called Il Pacifico (the peaceful). From this period onwards, Chialamberto follows the Savoy Family’s fate. From the XVth to the XVIIIth centuries melting furnaces and forges, mills and iron mines were active. In 1596, probably due to the fact of being the most developed village in the valley, it became seat of a Parish church. In 1724 Chialamberto was granted as feud to Domenico Ambrosio; the following year, Vonzo was granted to Senator Ludovico Grassi. As a matter of facts, up to 1831 the territory was split in three distinct municipalities: Vonzo, Mottera and Chialamberto that nowadays are Chialamberto’s hamlets.
In 1831, thanks to the job done by the priest Bottino Martino Antonio of Breno, the three municipalities were united in a unique Town Hall: Chialamberto.
