 The municipality is located in the Lugano district, on a terrace in the upper Malcantone valley at the foot of Monte Lema.It consists of the village of Miglieglia and the abandoned village of Tortoglio (first mentioned in 1335 as "Tortolio"), that was abandoned in the 16th Century after an epidemic.The division of Tortoglio's land led to a long running fight with Breno that was not resolved until 1890.