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

The municipality was created in 2001 by a merger of Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio.

[7] Together with Lopagno and Campestro, Cagiallo formed a Bürgergemeinde from the Middle Ages through the modern era.

The late medieval church of S. Matteo was rebuilt 1672, but retained the romanesque clock tower.

Cagiallo supports the tourist facilities and hotels of the village of Tesserete, and has become a suburb of it in recent years.

The inhabitants of Lopagno were among the leaders of the popular uprising against the authorities of the Helvetic Republic on 26 January 1802.

Since 1952, the Institute Don Orione for the care of the mentally disabled, is active in Lopagno.

[6] The S. Apollonia chapel dates back to the 16th century and is a dependent of the parish of Tesserete.

Starting in the 1960s, Roveredo developed into a residential community, due to its proximity to Lugano and Tesserete.

[8] Cagiallo village also contained the settlements of Sarone, Almatro, Bettagno and San Matteo-Muralta.

The village of Lopagno is located in the Capriasca valley at the entrance to Val Colla and includes the hamlets of Treggia, Somazzo and Oggio.

The village of Roveredo is located in the upper Capriasca valley on the right side of the entrance to the Val Colla.

[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Capriasca is; 664 children or 10.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 694 teenagers or 11.1% are between 10 and 19.

[11] The historical population is given in the following timeline:[4][5][6][7] In the 2007[update] federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 25.87% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 1,708 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.2%.

[12] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 3,471 registered voters in Capriasca, of which 2,208 or 63.6% voted.

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.