Canavese ( French: ''Canavais'';

Piedmontese Piedmontese (; autonym: or , in it, piemontese) is a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, northwestern region of Italy. Although considered by most linguists a separate language, in Italy it is often mistakenly regard ...

: ''Canavèis'') is a subalpine geographical and historical area of North-West Italy which lies today within the

Metropolitan City of Turin The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and co ...

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. Its main town is

Ivrea Ivrea (; pms, Ivrèja ; ; lat, Eporedia) is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley (part of the medieval Via Francigena), it stradd ...

and it is famous for its

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

Location

To the North it borders on the

Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...

and to the East on the provinces of

Biella Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...

and

Vercelli Vercelli (; pms, Vërsèj ), is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, ...

. To the South and West the borders have varied over time but might be taken as being the rivers

Stura di Lanzo Stura di Lanzo ( la, Varus) is a long river in north-western Italy (Piedmont), in the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is formed from several tributaries near Lanzo Torinese. It flows into the river Po in Turin. Toponymy The name Stura has C ...

and Po. The valley of the river

Orco The Orco ( pms, Eva d'òr, that is lit. ''Water of gold''; la, Orgus) is an Italian river. It originates in the Piedmontese slopes of Gran Paradiso and after about reaches the Po river near Chivasso, in the Metropolitan City of Turin. Its drain ...

and the area around Corio fall within the Canavese. Turin, however, is entirely excluded. The main centres, in addition to Ivrea, are

Caluso Caluso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Caluso borders the following municipalities: San Giorgio Canavese, Candia Canavese, Barone Canavese, Mazz ...

Chivasso Chivasso (; pms, Civass) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Chivasso has a population of about 27,000. It is situated on the left bank of the Po river, near the inf ...

Cirié Cirié (; pms, italic=yes, Ciriè or ''Siriè'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Cirié borders the following municipalities: Nole, San Carlo C ...

Cuorgnè Cuorgnè (; pms, Corgnè or ' ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Cuorgnè is located at the mouth of the Orco Valley, and borders the following munic ...

and

Rivarolo Canavese Rivarolo Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Main sights *Castle of Malgrà (14th century), built by the counts of San Martino who at the time ...

List of places in Canavese

Agliè Agliè (Piedmontese: ''Ajé'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Agliè borders the following municipalities: San Martino Canavese, Torre Canavese, Ba ...

Albiano d'Ivrea Albiano d'Ivrea (Piedmontese: ''Albian'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Albiano d'Ivrea borders the following municipalities: Bollengo, Ivrea, P ...

Alpette Alpette (Piedmontese: ''J'Alpëtte'', Franco-Provençal: ''La Alpete'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Alpette borders the following municipalities: ...

Andrate Andrate (Piedmontese: ''Andrà'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Andrate borders the following municipalities: Settimo Vittone, Donato, Nomaglio, B ...

Azeglio Azeglio (; pms, Asèj ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Azeglio borders the following municipalities: Bollengo, Palazzo Canavese, Piverone, Al ...

Bairo Bairo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, about north of Turin. Bairo borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Torre Canavese, Agliè, and Ozegna Ozegna is a ''comune'' ...

Baldissero Canavese Baldissero Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about north of Turin. Baldissero Canavese borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Vistrorio, Vidracco, Strambinel ...

Banchette Banchette is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Banchette borders the following municipalities: Ivrea Ivrea (; pms, Ivrèja ; ; lat, Eporedia) is ...

Barbania Barbania is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. It is in the middle of the Malone river plain. Barbania borders the following municipalities: Rivara, Busan ...

Barone Canavese Barone Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Barone Canavese borders the following municipalities: Mercenasco, San Giorgio Canavese, Candia Can ...

Bollengo Bollengo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about northeast of Turin. It borders the municipalities of Torrazzo, Burolo, Ivrea, Palazzo Canavese, Magnano, Albiano d'Ivrea and Azeglio ...

Borgiallo Borgiallo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Borgiallo borders the following municipalities: Frassinetto, Castellamonte, Colleretto Castelnuovo, Castel ...

Borgofranco d'Ivrea Borgofranco d'Ivrea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about north of Turin. Borgofranco d'Ivrea borders the following municipalities: Settimo Vittone, Andrate, Nomaglio, Brosso, ...

Borgomasino Borgomasino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in ...

Bosconero Bosconero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Bosconero borders the following municipalities: Rivarolo Canavese, San Giusto Canavese, Feletto, Foglizzo, ...

Brandizzo Brandizzo is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Brandizzo borders the following municipalities: Chivasso, Volpiano, Settimo Torinese Settimo Torinese ...

Brosso Brosso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Brosso borders the following municipalities: Tavagnasco, Traversella, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Quassolo, Lessolo, ...

Burolo Burolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Burolo borders the following municipalities: Chiaverano, Torrazzo, Bollengo, Ivrea, and Cascinette d'Ivr ...

* Busano *

Candia Canavese Candia Canavese (in Piedmontese language: ''Cándia'') is a ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Turin situated in the historical region of the Canavese in Piedmont, Italy about northeast of Turin. It borders the following municipalities: ...

Canischio Canischio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Canischio borders the following municipalities: Sparone, Cuorgnè, Alpette, San Colombano Belmonte, Pratigli ...

* Caravino *

Carema Carema is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Carema borders the following municipalities: Perloz, Lillianes, Donnas, Pont-Saint-Martin, Settimo Vittone, a ...

Cascinette d'Ivrea Cascinette d'Ivrea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural cent ...

Castellamonte Castellamonte is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. It is located in the Canavese, at the feet of a hill surmounted by a 14th-century castle, hence the nam ...

Castelnuovo Nigra Castelnuovo Nigra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. It is formed by the union of two villages: Sale Castelnuovo and Villa Castelnuovo Castelnuovo Nigra i ...

* Ceresole Reale * Chiaverano *

Chiesanuova Chiesanuova ( rgn, Cisanòva) is a minor municipality of San Marino. It has a population of 1,143 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 5.46 km2. Etymology From Italian ''chiesa'' ("church") + ''nuova'', feminine singular of ''nuovo'' ("new ...

* Ciconio * Cintano *

* Colleretto Castelnuovo * Colleretto Giacosa * Corio *

Cossano Canavese Cossano Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Cossano Canavese borders the following municipalities: Caravino, Settimo Rottaro, Borgo d'A ...

Cuceglio Cuceglio (''Cusele'' in Piedmontese language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Monuments and places of interest In Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, ...

Favria Favria is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Favria borders the following municipalities: Rivarolo Canavese, Busano, Oglianico Oglianico is a ''comune'' ...

Feletto Feletto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Feletto borders the following municipalities: San Giorgio Canavese, Rivarolo Canavese, Lusigliè, San Giusto ...

* Fiorano Canavese *

Foglizzo Foglizzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. It is part of the Canavese historical region. Foglizzo borders the following municipalities: San Giorgi ...

Forno Canavese Forno Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Forno Canavese borders the following municipalities: Pratiglione, Corio, Rivara, Rocca Canavese ...

Frassinetto Frassinetto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Frassinetto borders the following municipalities: Traversella, Ingria, Pont Canavese, Borgiallo, Castelnu ...

Front Front may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''The Front'' (1943 film), a 1943 Soviet drama film * ''The Front'', 1976 film Music * The Front (band), an American rock band signed to Columbia Records and active in the 1980s and e ...

* Grosso *

Ingria Ingria is a historical region in what is now northwestern European Russia. It lies along the southeastern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordered by Lake Ladoga on the Karelian Isthmus in the north and by the River Narva on the border with Est ...

Issiglio Issiglio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Issiglio borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Val di Chy, Rueglio, Vistrorio Vistrorio is a ...

Leinì Leini (formerly Leinì), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural ce ...

Lessolo Lessolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Lessolo borders the following municipalities: Brosso, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Montalto Dora, Val di Chy, Valchiusa ...

Levone Levone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. The first recorded document mentioning Levone dates back to 1197. Levone borders the following municipalit ...

Locana Locana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin in the Orco Valley. In the early 1900s the town had about 7,000 residents. As of 2019 the population declined ...

Lombardore Lombardore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northe ...

* Loranzè * Lusigliè *

Maglione Maglione is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about northeast of Turin. At 31 December 2004 it had a population of 497 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian stat ...

Mathi Mathi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Mathi borders the following municipalities: Corio, Balangero, Grosso, Cafasse, and Villanova Canavese. ...

Mazzè Mazzè is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Mazzè borders the following municipalities: Vische, Candia Canavese, Moncrivello, Caluso, Cigliano, Villareggi ...

Mercenasco Mercenasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in No ...

Moncrivello Moncrivello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about 35 km west of Vercelli. It is home to a medieval castle which was a residence of Yolande of Val ...

* Montalenghe * Montalto Dora *

Montanaro Montanaro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin. Montanaro borders on the following municipalities: Caluso, Foglizzo, San Benigno Canavese, ...

Noasca Noasca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, in the Orco Valley. Noasca borders the following municipalities: Cogne, Valsavarenche, Locana, Ceresole Real ...

* Nole *

Nomaglio Nomaglio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Nomaglio is an agricultural centre in the Canavese traditional region, on the slopes of the Serra d'Ivrea. ...

Oglianico Oglianico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Oglianico borders the following municipalities: Salassa, Rivarolo Canavese Rivarolo Canavese is a ''comun ...

* Orio Canavese *

Ozegna Ozegna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural ...

Palazzo Canavese Palazzo Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Palazzo Canavese borders the following municipalities: Bollengo, Piverone, Magnano Magnano is ...

Parella Parella is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin in the Canavese Canavese ( French: ''Canavais''; Piedmontese: ''Canavèis'') is a subalpine geograp ...

* Pavone Canavese * Perosa Canavese * Pertusio *

Piverone Piverone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Piverone borders the following municipalities: Palazzo Canavese, Zimone, Magnano Magnano is a ''comun ...

Pont Canavese Pont Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. It occupies a small fluvial plain between the rivers Orco and Soana: its names (''Pont'', derived from t ...

Prascorsano Prascorsano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Prascorsano borders the following municipalities: Cuorgnè, San Colombano Belmonte, Canischio, Pratiglion ...

Pratiglione Pratiglione is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located about north of Turin, in the Canavese geographical area. Pratiglione borders the following municipalities: Sparone, Cani ...

Quagliuzzo Quagliuzzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the northern Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business ...

Quassolo Quassolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Quassolo borders the following municipalities: Settimo Vittone, Tavagnasco, Brosso, and Borgofranco d'Ivrea ...

Quincinetto Quincinetto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Twin towns * Marnaz Marnaz is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regio ...

Ribordone Ribordone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about 45 km northwest of Turin. At 31 December 2004 it had a population of 81 and an area of 44.2 km2.All demographics and other ...

Rivara Rivara is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Canavese area of the Italian region of Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Rivara is first mentioned in a patent signed by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II in 101 ...

* Rivarossa *

Rocca Canavese Rocca Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Rocca Canavese borders the following municipalities: Corio (TO), Corio, Forno Canavese, Levo ...

Romano Canavese Romano Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre ...

Ronco Canavese Ronco Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Ronco is at the center of Valle Soana, on the left bank of the river, overlooking the valley surrounded ...

Rondissone Rondissone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. References External links Official website
Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Turin-geo- ...

Roppolo Roppolo is a municipality in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about south of Biella. Roppolo is located on the southern slopes of Ivrea glacial ridge, west to the Lake of Viverone. It ...

Rueglio Rueglio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Rueglio borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Val di Chy, Valchiusa, Issiglio, Castelnuovo Ni ...

Salassa Salassa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern ...

* Salerano Canavese * Samone *

San Benigno Canavese San Benigno Canavese (Piedmontese: ''San Balègn'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin, whose territory is bordered by the Malone and Orco ri ...

San Carlo Canavese San Carlo Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. San Carlo Canavese borders the following municipalities: Rocca Canavese, Vauda Canavese, Nole, ...

San Colombano Belmonte San Colombano Belmonte is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. San Colombano Belmonte borders the following municipalities: Cuorgnè Cuorgnè (; pms, Corgn� ...

San Francesco al Campo San Francesco al Campo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural ...

San Giorgio Canavese 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 t ...

San Giusto Canavese San Giusto Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin. San Giusto Canavese borders the following municipalities: San Giorgio Canavese San ...

San Martino Canavese San Martino Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. San Martino Canavese borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Pavone Canavese, Collere ...

San Maurizio Canavese San Maurizio Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. San Maurizio Canavese borders the following municipalities: San Carlo Canavese, San Fran ...

* San Ponso *

Scarmagno Scarmagno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Since the 1960s, it was home to a large plant of the Olivetti company, which, for some periods, produced ...

* Settimo Rottaro *

Settimo Vittone Settimo Vittone ( pms, Ël Seto Viton) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is located about north of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business ...

Sparone Sparone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in No ...

* Strambinello * Strambino *

Tavagnasco Tavagnasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Tavagnasco borders the following municipalities: Settimo Vittone, Quincinetto, Traversella Traversella ...

Torrazza Piemonte Torrazza Piemonte is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about northeast of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Nor ...

Torre Canavese Torre Canavese (Piedmontese: ''La Tor Bèr'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Torre Canavese borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Quagl ...

Traversella Traversella is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located Metropolitan Cityabout north of Turin. Traversella borders the following municipalities: Pontboset, Donnas, Valprato Soana, Quin ...

Valchiusa Valchiusa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. It was formed on 1 January 2019 with the merger of the comunes of Meugliano, Trausella and Vico Canavese ...

Val di Chy Val di Chy is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont it, Piemontese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , ...

* Valperga *

Valprato Soana Valprato Soana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin, in Val Soana, included in the Gran Paradiso National Park. It borders the municipalities of Cogne, Cham ...

Vauda Canavese Vauda Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Vauda Canavese borders the following municipalities: Busano, Rocca Canavese, Barbania, San Carlo C ...

Verolengo Verolengo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Origin The origin of the name Verolengo seems to be linked to the numerous pig farms (verro, also present ...

Vestignè Vestignè is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in Piedmont, northern Italy, located about 40 km northeast of Turin. Vestignè borders the following municipalities: Ivrea, Albiano d'Ivrea, Strambino, Caravino, B ...

* Vialfrè *

Vidracco Vidracco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 541 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: I ...

Villanova Canavese Villanova Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Villanova Canavese borders the following municipalities: Mathi Mathi is a ''comune'' (munic ...

* Villareggia *

Vische Vische is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km northeast of Turin. Vische borders the following municipalities: Strambino, Vestignè, Borgomasino, Candia Canaves ...

Vistrorio Vistrorio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Vistrorio borders the following municipalities: Rueglio, Issiglio, Castelnuovo Nigra, Vidracco, Quagliuz ...

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History

The first inhabitants of Canavese were the

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, a tribe of Celto- Ligurian roots; the Romans arrived in 22 BCE. When the

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fell, Canavese fell under the domination of

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. It was then conquered by

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and later by

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. After the death of Arduino, marquis of Ivrea and the first to bear the title of king of Italy (1015), the Counts of Canavese part of the

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(who all claimed to be his descendants) shared out the region. This was the beginning of the big families of Canavese: San Martino, Valperga, de Candia, Castellamonte, and later the Biandrate family from

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. The

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started its political expansion in Canavese in the 14th century, and the Commune of Ivrea as well as the Canavese Counts became their subjects. In the 16th century, Canavese came under French domination, then Spanish domination, then back to French domination. Napoleon's defeat in 1814 returned Canavese under the House of Savoy.

Main sights

* Sacro Monte di Belmonte *House of King

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*Cathedral and Church of St. Bernardino at

* Fruttuaria Abbey Canavese is also home to numerous castles of medieval origin, such as those of Ivrea, Parella, Malgrà, Agliè and others.

References

External links

*
CORSAC (Centro Ricerche e Studi Alto Canavese)

Official web site for European Sacred Mounts
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