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

[3] In the Middle Ages Savosa and Rovello were two separate Vicinanza, which were under the Pieve of Lugano.

The cathedral of San Lorenzo in Lugano possessed extensive lands in Rovello in the 11th and 12th centuries.

[3] The S. Maurizio complex in Rovello, which is now part of Lugano, consisted of a farmhouse, a chapel (mentioned in 1203) and a cemetery.

The parish church of Beata Vergine Annunciata was first mentioned in 1578, was rebuilt several times in the 18th and 19th centuries and restored in 1993.

In the second half of the 20th century, several companies in the real estate and construction sector settled in the hamlet of Crocifisso.

The hamlets 1957 link to the city's tramway network and location near Lugano made it an attractive site.

[3] Savosa has an area, as of 1997[update], of 0.74 square kilometers (0.29 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi) or 73.0% is settled (buildings or roads).

It consists of the village of Savosa, the hamlet of Crocifisso and since 1804 part of the former municipality of Rovello.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a bend sinister abased gules ensigned with a robin proper.

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Savosa is; 193 children or 9.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 204 teenagers or 9.7% 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 CVP which received 30.83% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 626 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.3%.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 1,247 registered voters in Savosa, of which 798 or 64.0% voted.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 1,645 or 79.8% were Roman Catholic, while 160 or 7.8% 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.