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

[3] In 1468, the village of Comano, which belonged to Cureglia, broke away from the parish of Lugano.

However, a number of craftsman families, including the Caresana, Rinaldi, Saroli, Tarilli and Brilli, moved away in the 16th and 17th centuries for work in other European countries.

The progressive urbanization of the surrounding area of Lugano and the establishment of the television studios in Comano favored a rapid increase in population.

[3] Cureglia has an area, as of 1997[update], of 1.06 square kilometers (0.41 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 45.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The municipality is located in the Lugano district, at the watershed between Val Vedeggio and Valle del Cassarate.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a hatsable with a feather gules.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (87.8%), with German being second most common (7.7%) and French being third (2.1%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Cureglia is; 140 children or 10.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 141 teenagers or 10.8% are between 10 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 35.21% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 525 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 60.3%.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 892 registered voters in Cureglia, of which 629 or 70.5% voted.

[8] There were 575 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.1% of the workforce.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 994 or 81.5% were Roman Catholic, while 94 or 7.7% 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 professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields.