Loano

Loano (Ligurian: Leua) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Savona.

Loano
Comune
Comune di Loano
Loano
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Loano
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Coordinates: 44°7′N 8°15′E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Savona (SV)
Frazioni	Verzi
Government
• Mayor	Luca Lettieri
Area [1]
• Total	13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (30 September 2017)[2]
• Total	11,319
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Loanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	17025
Dialing code	019
Website	Official website

Loano borders the following municipalities: Bardineto, Boissano, Borghetto Santo Spirito, and Pietra Ligure.

History

Loano has pre-Roman origins (prehistoric finds at the San Damiano hill and pre-Roman at the current old city are recent), during the Roman era the villas was built in this territory; a Roman mosaic of the imperial age is visible on the main floor of Palazzo Doria.

In the 8th century, thanks to a Carolingian donation, the territory called Lovenis (corresponding to the first Loanese toponym) was donated to the Benedictine monastery of San Pietro in Varatella (Toirano) who founded the church-sanctuary of Nostra Signora di Loreto near the port.

Notable Residents

Maria Rosa Raimondi, mother of Giuseppe Garibaldi, was born in Loano in 1776. ^[3]

Twin towns

• Francheville, France, since 1998^[4]