Casorate Sempione is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,334 and an area of 6.9 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi).[3]

Casorate Sempione
Comune di Casorate Sempione
Location of Casorate Sempione
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Casorate Sempione is located in Italy
Casorate Sempione
Casorate Sempione
Location of Casorate Sempione in Italy
Casorate Sempione is located in Lombardy
Casorate Sempione
Casorate Sempione
Casorate Sempione (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°40′N 8°44′E / 45.667°N 8.733°E / 45.667; 8.733
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceProvince of Varese (VA)
Area
 • Total16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2004)[2]
 • Total5,334
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
DemonymCasoratesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21011
Dialing code0331
WebsiteOfficial website

Casorate Sempione borders the following municipalities: Arsago Seprio, Cardano al Campo, Gallarate, Somma Lombardo.

Demographic evolution edit

Culture edit

San Tito edit

In Casorate it is still celebrated the party of San Tito, that has been celebrated for the first time in 1926, in order to remember the XV centenary of the death of the martyr. The party is revived every ten years for an amount of time of a couple of weeks. The last edition has taken place in September 2016.

Twin towns — sister cities edit

Casorate Sempione is twinned with:

References edit

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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