San Giorgio Canavese

San Giorgio Canavese
Comune di San Giorgio Canavese
Parish church.
Parish church.
Coat of arms of San Giorgio Canavese
Location of San Giorgio Canavese
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San Giorgio Canavese is located in Italy
San Giorgio Canavese
San Giorgio Canavese
Location of San Giorgio Canavese in Italy
San Giorgio Canavese is located in Piedmont
San Giorgio Canavese
San Giorgio Canavese
San Giorgio Canavese (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°20′N 7°48′E / 45.333°N 7.800°E / 45.333; 7.800
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Metropolitan cityTurin (TO)
FrazioniCortereggio
Government
 • MayorAndrea Zanusso
Area
 • Total
20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total
2,721
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
DemonymSangiorgesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10090
Dialing code0124
Patron saintSaint George
Saint day23 April
WebsiteOfficial 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.

  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.