Besazio (Besasc in lombard) is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

In 1654 parish church of S. Maria Immacolata was built in a central location.

[2] The main sources of income of the inhabitants was agriculture and marble mining as well as emigration to work as bricklayers.

The recent economic and population growth has gradually changed the municipality into a commuter town.

Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 21.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a pair of compasses or in chief and in base a marble stone with a carved B proper.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (86.4%), with German being second most common (10.2%) and French being third (1.4%).

The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 4 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 5 people.

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Besazio is; 60 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 78 teenagers or 12.2% are between 10 and 19.

[3] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][10] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 33.54% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 277 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 59.7%.

[11] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 453 registered voters in Besazio, of which 323 or 71.3% voted.

[3] There were 228 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.4% of the workforce.

In 2008's statistics[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 89.

In the tertiary sector; 46 or 64.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 5.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 4.2% were in the information industry, 5 or 7.0% were the insurance or financial industry, 9 or 12.7% were technical professionals or scientists, and 1 or 1.4% were in health care.

[3] From the 2000 census[update], 413 or 82.4% were Roman Catholic, while 36 or 7.2% 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 upper secondary school includes several options, but at the end of the upper secondary program, a student will be prepared to enter a trade or to continue on to a university or college.