Bedigliora is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

[3] Traces of prehistoric settlements in the area include a Neolithic era ax, tombs from the Iron Age, a stele with northern Etruscan inscriptions and a domed grave.

During the Middle Ages, Bedigliora and Banco along with Curio and Novaggio formed a Kastlanei.

[3] The provost's Church of St. Roch was consecrated in 1644, however it was built over an older chapel.

The church of San Salvatore in Banco goes back to the Middle Ages and was originally the religious and secular center of the Kastlanei.

The temporary emigration of earlier centuries has been replaced by a largely commuting population.

Of the rest of the land, 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The municipality is located in the Lugano district, on the southern slope of Monte Bedeglia in the mid-Malcantone valley.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale gules a nail argent and or an owl sable.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (85.2%), with German being second most common (10.2%) and French being third (1.9%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Bedigliora is; 62 children or 9.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 90 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following table:[3] The entire village of Bedigliora is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 24.15% of the vote.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 470 registered voters in Bedigliora, of which 249 or 53.0% voted.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 411 or 76.1% were Roman Catholic, while 34 or 6.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two-year middle school followed by a two-year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four-year program to prepare for higher education.

The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields.