Cannero Riviera

Cannero Riviera ([càn-ne-ro]; in Western Lombard Càner), is a comune (an Italian municipality) with a population of 973 and an area of 14.46 square kilometres (5.58 sq mi) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region of Piedmont. The settlement is situated on the western shore of Lago Maggiore; it is about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Turin about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Verbania and a similar distance from the Italian-speaking, Swiss Canton known as the Ticino.

Cannero Riviera
Comune
Comune di Cannero Riviera
Location of Cannero Riviera
Cannero Riviera
Location of Cannero Riviera in Italy
Cannero Riviera
Cannero Riviera (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 46°1′N 8°41′E
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceVerbano-Cusio-Ossola (VCO)
Government
 • MayorFederico Carmine
 (elected 26/05/2014) (The Residents' Group)
Area
 • Total14.46 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Elevation
212 m (696 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2011)[2]
 • Total973
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Canneresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28821
Dialing code0323
Patron saintMadonna del Carmine
Saint daySecond Monday of July
WebsiteOfficial website
outlying wards: Barbè, Donego, Cassino, Cheggio, Oggiogno, Piancassone, Ponte
the remains of the Castle

Cannero Riviera borders the following municipalities: Aurano, Cannobio, Oggebbio, Trarego Viggiona; and across the lake in the Lombard Province of Varese: Brezzo di Bedero, Germignaga, Luino.

The 19th-century politician Massimo D’Azeglio spent his last years in his villa here.

See also

Demographic evolution

Minorities of foreign residents

 
ISTAT data recorded on January 1, 2011, show that there were 107 foreign residents, as follows:

References
  • Most demographics and other statistics sourced from the Italian statistical institute Istat.


  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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