San Giorgio Canavese | |
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Comune di San Giorgio Canavese | |
Coordinates: 45°20′N 7°48′E / 45.333°N 7.800°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
Frazioni | Cortereggio |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrea Zanusso |
Area | |
• Total | 20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 2,721 |
• Density | 130/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 day | 23 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.
The main attraction is the castle, once a possession of the Novarese counts of Biandrate.
Near San Giorgio in San Giusto there was a Pininfarina factory.
The body of Giorgio di Biandrate is interred in the town's church.