Cantello

For other uses, see Cantello (disambiguation).

Cantello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Milan and about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Varese, on the border with Switzerland. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,409 and an area of 9.1 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi).^[3]

Cantello
Comune
Comune di Cantello
Location of Cantello
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Coordinates: 45°49′N 8°53′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Varese (VA)
Frazioni	Gaggiolo, Ligurno
Area [1]
• Total	9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Elevation	404 m (1,325 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	4,409
• Density	480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21050
Dialing code	0332
Website	Official website

The municipality of Cantello contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Gaggiolo and Ligurno.

The town was called Cazzone until 1895. Lombard people never knew vulgarity before the Unification of Italy but, after that, vulgarism arrived from the Southern regions, and that name had to be changed.^[4]

Cantello borders the following municipalities: Arcisate, Cagno, Clivio, Malnate, Rodero, Stabio (Switzerland), Varese, Viggiù.

Demographic evolution