Medeglia is a village and a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

[1] It can be assumed that in the High Middle Ages, Medeglia was part of the old valley community of Carvina.

In 1501-03 changed area around Isone, Medeglia and Lugano became part of the county of Bellinzona, but remained in the Agno parish.

The local economy of the village was based on animal husbandry and forestry.

Starting in the 16th century the residents of Isone and Medeglia bought forests and pastures as far away as Robasacco, Contone, Cadenazzo, Sant'Antonino and Camorino while at the same time opening up trade relations with Bellinzona.

The mountain pastures of Medeglia were classified in 1996 as a wetland of national importance.

[1] Medeglia has an area, as of 1997[update], of 6.27 square kilometers (2.42 sq mi).

[2] The municipality is located in the Bellinzona district, in the upper Vedeggio valley.

It consists of the village of Medeglia and multiple hamlets including Drossa.

[3] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Sun in her Splendour Or between two Roses Argent slipped growing from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the second.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian(89.4%), with German being second most common ( 4.8%) and French being third ( 2.4%).

[5] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Medeglia is; 34 children or 9.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 23 teenagers or 6.6% are between 10 and 19.

[9] About 69% 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 chart:[1][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 36.13% of the vote.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 296 registered voters in Medeglia, of which 243 or 82.1% voted.

[6] There were 150 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 34.7% of the workforce.

[17] From the 2000 census[update], 289 or 87.6% were Roman Catholic, while 10 or 3.0% 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.