Cuasso al Monte is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Varese

Province of Varese

The Province of Varese is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese but its largest city is Busto Arsizio....

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, located about 50 km northwest of Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

 and about 6 km northeast of Varese

Varese

Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,252 and an area of 16.4 km².

Cuasso al Monte borders the following municipalities: Arcisate

Arcisate

Arcisate is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy....

, Besano

Besano

Besano is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy....

, Bisuschio

Bisuschio

Bisuschio is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy....

, Brusimpiano

Brusimpiano

Brusimpiano is a comune on Lake Lugano in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km north of Varese, on the border with Switzerland...

, Cugliate-Fabiasco

Cugliate-Fabiasco

Cugliate-Fabiasco is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km north of Varese...

, Marchirolo

Marchirolo

Marchirolo is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km north of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,355 and an area of 5.5 km².Marchirolo borders the following municipalities:...

, Marzio

Marzio

Marzio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 13 km north of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 290 and an area of 2.0 km²....

, Porto Ceresio

Porto Ceresio

Porto Ceresio is a comune on Lake Lugano in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 11 km northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland...

, Valganna

Valganna

Valganna is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 13 km north of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,506 and an area of 12.5 km²...

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Among the main industrial activities we remember : the Cava Bonomi ( red porfid stones) , Valceresio Costruzioni edili ( building industry) and the MESSEGUE fitness center .

External links

• www.comune.cuassoalmonte.va.it