Cameri

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Cameri

45°30′N 8°39′E / 45.500°N 8.650°E / 45.500; 8.650CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceNovara (NO)Government

• MayorSindaco Pacileo elected on May 26, 2019Area

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• Total39.6 km² (15.3 sq mi)Elevation

161 m (528 ft)Population

(31 December 2014)^[2]

• Total11,033 • Density280/km² (720/sq mi)DemonymCameresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

28062

Dialing code0321Patron saintSt. Michael ArchangelWebsiteOfficial website

Cameri is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Novara.

Cameri borders the following municipalities: Bellinzago Novarese, Caltignaga, Castano Primo, Galliate, Nosate, Novara, and Turbigo. It is home to a military airfield Cameri Air Base (ICAO code: LIMN), now used for maintenance of the Panavia Tornado and Eurofighter Typhoon of the Aeronautica Militare as well as final assembly of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

The current Mayor of Cameri is Sindaco Giuliano Pacileo, elected on May 26, 2019.

Among the churches is the Madonna di San Cassiano, San Rocco, San Giuseppe, Chiesa del Santissimo Sacramento and Santa Maria Assunta.

Twin towns — sister cities

Cameri is twinned with:

Vännäs, Sweden (2003)

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.