Cannero Riviera
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| Comune di Cannero Riviera | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) |
| Mayor | Maria Pia Bottacchi (elected 2004-06-13) |
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Area | 14.46 km² (6 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2006-05-31) | |
| - Total | 1,073 |
| - Density | 74/km² (192/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Canneresi |
| Dialing code | 0323 |
| Postal code | 28051 |
| Frazioni | Barbè, Donego, Cassino, Cheggio, Oggiogno, Piancassone, Ponte |
| Patron | Madonna del Carmine |
| - Day | Second Monday of July |
| Website: www.cannero.it/ | |
Cannero Riviera ([càn-ne-ro]; in Piedmontese Càner), is a comune with a population of 1,073 and an area of 14.46 km² in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont. The settlement is situated on the western shore of Lago Maggiore; it is about 130 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km northeast of Verbania.
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 nineteenth-century politician Massimo D’Azeglio spent his last years in his villa here.
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[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- Most demographics and other statistics sourced from the Italian statistical institute Istat.
[edit] External links
- www.cannero.it/
- Official Tourism Gateway Lake Maggiore Official Tourism Gateway
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