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 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.
External links
- www.cannero.it/
- Official Tourism Gateway Lake Maggiore Official Tourism Gateway
- Cannero Riviera
