Bannio Anzino
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| Bannio Anzino | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Bannio Anzino | |
 Bannio Anzino
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| Coordinates: 45°59′2″N 8°8′46″E / 45.98389°N 8.14611°ECoordinates: 45°59′2″N 8°8′46″E / 45.98389°N 8.14611°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) |
| Frazioni | Bannio (capoluogo), Anzino, Pontegrande.[1] |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 38.98 km2 (15.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
| Population (Jan. 2008)[3] | |
| • Total | 539 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 28032 |
| Dialing code | 0324 |
| Patron saint | Madonna della Neve[1] |
| Saint day | 5 August |
| Website | Official website |
Bannio Anzino (pop. 539) is a commune of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 40 km west of Verbania.
The main population centres within the municipality are the frazioni[1] Bannio (site of the town hall), Pontegrande and Anzino (formerly a commune in its own right[4]); further localities include Case Fornari, Case Prucci, Case Rovazzi, Castelletto, Fontane, Gaggieto, Parcineto, Scalaccia, and Valpiana.[1]
Bannio Anzino borders the following municipalities: Calasca-Castiglione, Carcoforo, Ceppo Morelli, Fobello, Rimella, Vanzone con San Carlo.
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Population [edit]
At the 2001 census,[2] the resident population of the commune was divided as follows:
| Locality | Altitude (metres) | Males | Females | Total | Per cent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzino | 687 | 50 | 59 | 109 | 18.73% |
| Bannio | 669 | 131 | 138 | 269 | 46.22% |
| Pontegrande | 526 | 64 | 69 | 133 | 22.85% |
| Case Fornari[5] | 576 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.52% |
| Fontane | 775 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 4.30% |
| Parcineto | 779 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 5.67% |
| Scattered dwellings | - | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.72% |
| Totals | - | 280 | 302 | 582 | 100% |
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References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e Comune di Bannio Anzino, Scheda Comune.
- ^ a b Istat, Popolazione residente per sesso - Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (dettaglio loc. abitate) ’, 2001 Census.
- ^ Istat, ‘Popolazione residente al 1 Gennaio 2008 per età, sesso e stato civile: Bannio anzino’, Geodemo.
- ^ ‘Anzino’, in Goffredo Casalis (ed.), Dizionario geografico, storico, statistico, commerciale degli stati di S.M. il re di Sardegna (Turin: G. Maspero, 1833), pp. 309–310.
- ^ Described by Istat as a settlement with an unstable population.
