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 mi²) 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
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Coordinates: 46°1′N 8°41′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VCO)
Government
• Mayor	Federico Carmine  (elected 26/05/2014) (The Residents' Group)
Area [1]
• Total	14.46 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Population  (31 May 2011)[2]
• Total	973
• Density	67.3/km2 (174/sq mi)
Demonym	Canneresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28821
Dialing code	0323
Patron saint	Madonna del Carmine
Saint day	Second Monday of July
Website	Official 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

• Media related to Cannero Riviera at Wikimedia Commons
• Castelli di Cannero

Demographic evolution

Minorities of foreign residents

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

• Greek 42
• German 27
• Bangladeshi 16
• Brazilian 10
• Others 12

References

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