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

[3] Tombs from the 3rd to 4th centuries suggest that there was a Roman settlement near the modern village.

In January 1944, they housed Edda Ciano, the daughter of Benito Mussolini, along with her children.

[3] The church of S. Maria dell'Annunciata has frescoes from the 14th century, which date from the previous building that was demolished in 1620.

Nothing remains of the church of San Giorgio, but a chapel was built on the same hill in the 18th century.

At the beginning of the 21st century, most of the workers worked outside the municipality in Lugano and the Vedeggio plain.

The school house, a gift from the Soldati family, has included a handicapped workshop since 1986.

[4] The municipality is located in the Lugano district, on a hill in the lower Malcantone valley.

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Neggio is; 27 children or 7.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 37 teenagers or 10.9% are between 10 and 19.

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 49.49% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 140 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.5%.

[13] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 254 registered voters in Neggio, of which 187 or 73.6% voted.

[14] In the 2007[update] Consiglio di Stato election, The most popular party was the PPD which received 79 or 42.2% of the vote.

[7] There were 161 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.4% of the workforce.

[16] From the 2000 census[update], 268 or 76.1% were Roman Catholic, while 36 or 10.2% 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.