Argegno ( Comasco: ) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the

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region Lombardy, located about north of

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and about north of

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 650 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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. The village, like many in the Lake Como area is popular with expatriates, particularly from the

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, a situation exacerbated by the economic flux in recent years. The local economy is heavily dependent upon tourism and the service industry. A cable car can transport people up to the nearby village of Pigra. Argegno is situated on an inlet in the lake, and is built alongside the River Telo which flows into the lake, the discharge of which is heavily dependent upon the season. Argegno borders the following municipalities:

Brienno Brienno (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. Brienno borders the following municipalities: Argegno Argegno (Comasco: ) i ...

Colonno Colonno ( lmo, Colònn ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 557 and an area of 5.7 k ...

, Dizzasco,

Lezzeno Lezzeno (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,088 and an area of .All demogra ...

Nesso Nesso ( Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,294 and an area of 15.0 k ...

, Pigra,

Schignano Schignano (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como, on the border with Switzerland. Schignano borders the following municipalities: ...

. It is situated between the villages of

Menaggio Menaggio ( lmo, label=Comasco, Menas ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy, located on the western shore of Lake Como at the mouth of the river Senagra. Menaggio has three ''frazioni'' (parishes): Croce, Lov ...

and

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History of Argegno

Argegno is of Roman origin, and is named after the

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Publio Cesio Archigene. With the fall of Rome and the subsequent geopolitical instability in Italy a series of fortifications were constructed in the

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, including the arched bridge which still stands. The largest structure in the village is the Sanctuary of Sant'Anna, which was constructed in the seventeenth century, and contains stucco work from later time. Argegno is the home and studio village of watercolour artist Paul Wright. He is also the author of the Italian Trilogy series of books. The first book 'An Italian Home’ Settling by Lake Como published in 2011 . The sequel is 'An Italian Village.' A Perspective of Life Beside Lake Como and the third book is ‘Cats Do Eat Spaghetti’ Living with our Rescue Cats Argegno Church

Demographic evolution

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References

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