Cavagnago is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

[2] In the early 17th century, the hamlets of Segno, Mascengo and Codaghengo formed the village of Cavagnago which was a Degagna of the old Vicinanza of Giornico.

In the Middle Ages, Cavagnago and Sobrio both worshiped at the 13th-century Chapel of St. Ambrose from Segno.

[2] In the 19th century Cavagnago was, despite high rate of emigration, still a thriving farming village.

By the end of the 20th century there were still a few farms that had favorable terrain and were supported by numerous mountain pastures.

The mountain pastures of Cavagnago also make a valued place for summer holidays.

It is on the Strada Alta in the middle of the so-called Traversa (Calonico, Anzonico, Cavagnago, Sobrio).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure in base of the mountains Argent an eagle voland holding in its claws a basket Gules.

The basket symbolizes the position of the village, located in a kind of hollow.

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Cavagnago is; children or 0.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 5 teenagers or 5.9% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 68.2% 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).

[7] The historical population is given in the following table:[2] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 32.3% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 50 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 59.5%.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 87 registered voters in Cavagnago, of which 57 or 65.5% voted.

[15] In the 2007[update] Consiglio di Stato election, The most popular party was the PPD which received 16 or 28.1% of the vote.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 65 or 78.3% were Roman Catholic, while 4 or 4.8% 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.