Canavese

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title: "Canavese" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["canavese", "metropolitan-city-of-turin", "geographical,-historical-and-cultural-regions-of-piedmont"] topic_path: "general/canavese" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canavese" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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settlement_typeTraditional region
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image_captionChurch of Santa Croce at Sparone
image_shieldCanavese CoA.svg
image_mapMappa del Canavese.png
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameItaly
subdivision_name1
area_rank
area_water_km2
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Location

To the North it borders on the Aosta Valley and to the East on the provinces of Biella and Vercelli. To the South and West the borders have varied over time but might be taken as being the rivers Stura di Lanzo and Po. The valley of the river Orco and the area around Corio fall within the Canavese. Turin, however, is entirely excluded.

The main centres, in addition to Ivrea, are Caluso, Chivasso, Cirié, Cuorgnè and Rivarolo Canavese.

List of places in Canavese===

History

The first inhabitants of Canavese were the Salassi, a tribe of Celto-Ligurian roots; the Romans arrived in 22 BCE.

When the Roman Empire fell, Canavese fell under the domination of Byzantium. It was then conquered by Lombards and later by Franks.

After the death of Arduino, marquis of Ivrea and the first to bear the title of king of Italy (1015), the Counts of Canavese part of the House of Ivrea (who all claimed to be his descendants) shared out the region. This was the beginning of the big families of Canavese: San Martino, Valperga, de Candia, Castellamonte, and later the Biandrate family from Novara.

The House of Savoy started its political expansion in Canavese in the 14th century, and the Commune of Ivrea as well as the Canavese Counts became their subjects.

In the 16th century, Canavese came under French domination, then Spanish domination, then back to French domination. Napoleon's defeat in 1814 returned Canavese under the House of Savoy.

Main sights

Canavese is also home to numerous castles of medieval origin, such as those Ivrea Castle, Parella Castle, Malgrà Castle, Agliè Castle, and others.

References

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