Bignasco is a village in the district of Vallemaggia, in the canton of Ticino , Switzerland , consolidated into the adjacent municipality of Cevio .

Bignasco is a village situated at the confluence of the river Maggia and the Bavona in the Swiss canton of Ticino, near the Italian border.

As of 1230 documented as Bugnascho. In the 14th century Bignasco, Cavergno , Menzonio and Brontallo formed a single cooperative, but each village remained autonomous. In 1483, the parish Bignasco dissolved from Cevio. In 1781 Bignasco was given the right to hold two fairs.