Cannero Riviera ([càn-ne-ro]; in Western Lombard Càner), is a comune (an Italian municipality) with a population of 973 and an area of 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 northeast of Turin about 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.
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
See also Castelli di Cannero
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