Cantello

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Location of Cantello

45°49′N 8°53′E / 45.817°N 8.883°E / 45.817; 8.883CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceProvince of Varese (VA)FrazioniGaggiolo, LigurnoArea

^[1]

• Total9.1 km² (3.5 sq mi)Elevation

404 m (1,325 ft)Population

(Dec. 2004)^[2]

• Total4,409 • Density480/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

21050

Dialing code0332WebsiteOfficial website

Cantello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Milan and about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Varese, on the border with Switzerland. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,409 and an area of 9.1 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi).^[3]

The municipality of Cantello contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Gaggiolo and Ligurno.

The town was called Cazzone until 1895. Lombard people never knew vulgarity before the Unification of Italy but, after that, vulgarism arrived from the Southern regions, and that name had to be changed.^[4]

Cantello borders the following municipalities: Arcisate, Cagno, Clivio, Malnate, Rodero, Stabio (Switzerland), Varese, Viggiù.

Demographic evolution

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ That word refers to the male organ in the Neapolitan language, and it passed from Naples into the Italian language after 1860.