Caviano is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

[2] In 1264 and again in 1365, the Bishop of Como transferred part of the tithes of the Gambarogno valley, including Caviano and Scaiano, to the Magoria and Duno families from Locarno.

Due to limited fishing and farming land, much of the population emigrated to other cantons or countries.

In the settlement of Cento Campi, there were a number of alpine shelters and barns with thatched roofs, though most have fallen into disrepair.

[2] Caviano has an area, as of 1997[update], of 3.2 square kilometers (1.2 sq mi).

It was the westernmost municipality in the Gambarogno and shared a border with Italy at Dirinella.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess chief per pale argent and gules over the two a two-headed eagle displayed counterchanged and in base gules a tower with two turrets argent.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (67.6%), with German being second most common (27.0%) and French being third (1.8%).

[5] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Caviano is; 8 children or 6.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 7 teenagers or 5.9% are between 10 and 19.

[9] About 71.7% 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 table:[2] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 34.74% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 37 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 33.6%.

[13] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 109 registered voters in Caviano, of which 53 or 48.6% voted.

[6] There were 40 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 35.0% of the workforce.

[16] From the 2000 census[update], 71 or 64.0% were Roman Catholic, while 19 or 17.1% 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.