Rancio Valcuvia

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

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Location of Rancio Valcuvia

45°54′N 8°46′E / 45.900°N 8.767°E / 45.900; 8.767CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceVarese (VA)FrazioniCantevriaGovernment

• MayorSimone Eligio CastoldiArea

^[1]

• Total4.45 km² (1.72 sq mi)Elevation

296 m (971 ft)Population

(31 December 2010)^[2]

• Total940 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)DemonymRancesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

21030

Dialing code0332Patron saintSts. Fabianus and SebastianSaint dayJanuary 20WebsiteOfficial website

Rancio Valcuvia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Varese.

Rancio Valcuvia borders the following municipalities: Bedero Valcuvia, Brinzio, Cassano Valcuvia, Castello Cabiaglio, Cuveglio, Ferrera di Varese, Masciago Primo.

In terms of industry, the Torcitura di Rancio, a textile transformation industry, was formed as a joint venture between Montefibre, interested in the transformation of its yarns, and the Ratti group, interested in textile machinery aspects. The former twisting plant was then acquired by the Cumdi company of Germignaga.^[3]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "The old twisting of Rancio Valcuvia is reborn as a green-fingered super workshop". VareseNews (in Italian). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-12-22.