Ghirone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

The village was part of the community of Aquila, and in 1803 it merged with the municipality of Ghirone.

As with the other municipalities of the Blenio Valley, much of the population emigrated to other European countries (often as chestnut roaster, servants and waiters).

In the late 1950s the Luzzone Dam (1995 and 1999 expanded) was built between the municipalities of Ghirone and Aquila.

The large-scale construction of the dam and the new road tunnel at Toira in 1958, improved the local economy.