Casciago

Casciago is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Milan and about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Varese. As of 1 December 2021, it had a population of 3.613 and an area of 4.0 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi).^[3]

Casciago
Comune
Comune di Casciago
Location of Casciago
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Coordinates: 45°49′N 8°47′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Varese (VA)
Government
• Mayor	Mirko Reto
Area [1]
• Total	4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population  (Dec. 2021)[2]
• Total	3,613
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21020
Dialing code	0332

Casciago borders the following municipalities: Barasso, Gavirate, Luvinate, Varese.

Casciago could very well be the location of the ancient Cassiciacum, where Saint Augustine and a few friends lived together in a kind of philosophical commune after Augustine's conversion to Christianity.^[4]

Demographic evolution