San Giorgio Canavese

Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Coat of arms of San Giorgio Canavese
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45°20′N 7°48′E / 45.333°N 7.800°E / 45.333; 7.800CountryItalyRegionPiedmontMetropolitan cityTurin (TO)FrazioniCortereggioGovernment
 • MayorAndrea ZanussoArea • 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)DemonymSangiorgesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
10090
Dialing code0124Patron saintSaint GeorgeSaint day23 AprilWebsiteOfficial website

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

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.

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:

External links

  • Official website (in Italian)
  • San Giorgio Castle (in English)


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  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.