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

[2] In the Middle Ages Camignolo appears as part of the parish of Bironico and valley community of Valle Carvina.

[2] The inhabitants are still mainly employed in agriculture, though there was constant, large-scale emigration before the industrialization of the valley.

Only in recent decades, has there been was a modest development in construction, industry and trade.

[2] Camignolo has an area, as of 1997[update], of 4.53 square kilometers (1.75 sq mi).

[3] The village is located in the Lugano district, around a bridge over the Vedeggio at the end of the Valle d'Isone.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Quartered argent and vert a key and a sword counterchanged both palewise.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (91.6%), with German being second most common (5.2%) and French being third (1.8%).

[5] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Camignolo is; 90 children or 12.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 79 teenagers or 10.8% are between 10 and 19.

[9] About 66.2% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 37.2% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 269 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.1%.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 521 registered voters in Camignolo, of which 354 or 67.9% voted.

[6] There were 270 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 32.6% of the workforce.

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 520 or 87.2% were Roman Catholic, while 35 or 5.9% 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.

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