San Giorgio Canavese

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San Giorgio Canavese
Comune
Comune di San Giorgio Canavese
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Parish church.
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San Giorgio Canavese
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San Giorgio Canavese
San Giorgio Canavese (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°20′N7°48′E / 45.333°N 7.800°E / 45.333; 7.800
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Metropolitan city Turin (TO)
Frazioni Cortereggio
Government
 • MayorAndrea Zanusso
Area
[1]
 • Total20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010) [2]
 • Total2,721
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym Sangiorgesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10090
Dialing code 0124
Patron saint Saint George
Saint day23 April
Website Official website

San Giorgio Canavese is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy.

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The main attraction is the castle, once a possession of the Novarese counts of Biandrate.

Near San Giorgio in San Giusto there is a Pininfarina factory.

The body of Giorgio di Biandrate is interred in the town's church.

Economy

Pininfarina factory at the time it produced Peugeot 406 Coupe. Usine Pininfarina 406 coupe.jpg
Pininfarina factory at the time it produced Peugeot 406 Coupe.

In San Giorgio Canavese there was a Pininfarina car factory. The factory has produced several car models, including Ferrari Testarossa and Peugeot 406 Coupé.

Twin towns

San Giorgio Canavese is twinned with:


  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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