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

[3] In the Middle Ages, the village, was part of the valley community of Lugano.

A duty was shared after 1812, with the church of SS Giorgio and Maria Immacolata, which dates back to the 17th century.

[3] The village economy was built around viticulture, silkworm breeding and farming.

In the 1950s Orgilio developed into a residential and tourist center, which resulted in a population increase.

[3] Origlio has an area, as of 1997[update], of 2.07 square kilometers (0.80 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located in the Lugano district, in a glacially created depression near Lago di Origlio.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (81.4%), with German being second most common (13.2%) and French being third (2.1%).

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Origlio is; 135 children or 9.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 217 teenagers or 15.9% are between 10 and 19.

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] The entire village of Origlio is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 28.38% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 467 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.3%.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 857 registered voters in Origlio, of which 538 or 62.8% voted.

[7] There were 532 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.7% of the workforce.

[17] From the 2000 census[update], 821 or 70.9% were Roman Catholic, while 138 or 11.9% 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.