Bognanco

Bognanco
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates	46 ° 8 ′  N , 8 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  E
height	980  m slm
surface	58 km²
Residents	185 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	3 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	28042
prefix	0324
ISTAT number	103012
Popular name	bognanchesi
Patron saint	Lawrence of Rome ( August 10th )
Website	[www.comune.bognanco.vb.it Bognanco]

Ossola Valley in the Piedmont region

Bognanco

Parish Church of San Lorenzo

Bognanco is a municipality in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region .

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​58  km² . Bognanco includes the groups Torno, Gabbio, Camparione, Pianezza, Monticchio, Messasca, San Marco, Bei, Pioi, Bosco, Campeglio, Bognanco Fonti, Possetto, Possa, Picciola, Rambolone, Pizzanco, Camisanca, Bacinasco, Mulera, Valpianaate , San Giuseppe, San Lorenzo, Croce, Graniga and Faibello. The neighboring communities are Antrona Schieranco , Crevoladossola , Domodossola , Montescheno , Trasquera and, in Switzerland, Zwischenbergen .

population

Population development
year	1861	1871	1881	1901	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1991	2001	2011	2017	2018
Residents	1206	1314	1215	961	947	964	855	745	553	370	623	729	319	230

Ventures

The water from the three springs that spring from Bognanco in the hamlet of Fonti (Ausonia, Gaudenziana and San Lorenzo) is used for therapeutic purposes and as mineral water.

Attractions

• Parish Church of San Lorenzo with Romanesque bell tower.

literature

• Various authors: Comuni della Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, Chieri 2012, ISBN 9788896074503 .
• Various authors: Il Piemonte paese per paese. Bonechi Editore, Firenze 1996, ISBN 88-8029-156-4 .
• Various authors: Piemonte (non compresa Torino). Touring Club Italiano, Milano 1976, p. 632, Bognanco online (Italian)

Web links

Commons : Bee  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bognanco (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/piemonte
• Bognanco (Italian) on piemonte.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni
• Bognanco (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.