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The toponym is mentioned for the first time in a document from 929, dealing with the story of San Colombano, which mentions that during the pilgrimage transporting the relics of St. Colombano from Bobbio to King Ugo in Pavia, the procession travelled through all the properties of the monastery of San Colombano di Bobbio, including Canevino which was part of the monastery’s lands (Goggi 1973). In 1250 it was listed as Mons Canavini among the lands of the county of Pavia of 1250, pertaining to the Oltrepò territory (Soriga 1913). It constituted the only fiefdom with Cigognola and in the 16th century there were 120 residents. In the 17th century XVII the souls were 116. As Canavino, the town appears in the list of hearth tax declarations in the Principality of Pavia for the year 1537 as belonging to the rural congregation of Oltrepò and Siccomario (Focatico Oltrepò and Siccomario, 1537). In 1634 Canevino is included in the Oltrepò, included in the list of lands of the Principality of Pavia registered for tax purposes by Ambrogio Opizzone(Opizzone 1634).

With the Treaty of Worms of 1743, Canevino came under the rule of the House of Savoia. The community of Canevino was included in the list of municipalities that sent their own representative to Voghera at the general meeting for the election of the congregation of the owners of rural property in the part of the principality of Pavia called Oltrepò in the year 1744 (Convocato Oltrepò, 1744). With the Chamber of Commerce manifesto of 9 November 1770, the insinuation offices were established, Canevino was included in the Broni stage (insinuation stage 1770). On 6 June 1775, the regulation for "the Public Administrations" (Amministrazioni de pubblici 1775) was approved; although no specific documentation relating to the municipal system has been found, it can be assumed that Canevino was administered by a mayor and four councillors who made up the ordinary council. In the compartmentalization of 15 September 1775 Canevino is included in the district of Voghera (edict 15 September 1775) in the senatorial manifesto of 29 August 1789 which establishes the division into three cantons of the province of Voghera, Canevino is included in the third canton, belonging to Broni (division 1789). The prefect of the department of Marengo, according to the law of 28 Pluviôse year VIII (February 1800), appoints the mayors and deputies of the municipality of Canevino with a decree of 23 Fructidor year IX (September 1801). Canevino is included in the department of Marengo and in the district of Voghera (Campana decree 1801). On the first Prairial year X (May 1802) the prefect of the department of Marengo decrees the appointment of 10 municipal councilors who must remain in office for three years (Campana decree 1802).
In 1805, in function of the reorganization of the Ligurian-Piedmontese administration desired by Napoleon Bonaparte, Canevino with a decree of 13 June 1805 was aggregated to the department of Genoa, Voghera district (decree 1805, ASC Casei Gerola). The provisional administration of the city and province of Voghera (manifesto 27 April 1814) restored the old regime in the municipalities with the order to observe the administrative regulation of 1775. 
According to the royal edict of 27 October 1815 for the new establishment of the provinces dependent on the Senate of Piedmont and their distribution in mandates of judges and cantons for the assizes, Canevino was permanently inserted into the mandate of Soriasco belonging to the second canton of the province of Voghera (royal edict 1815, ASCVo), seat of intendancy and prefecture and belonging to the division of Alessandria. It was dependent on the Senate of Turin and the office of the insinuation and postal office were located in Broni.

By means of the royal edict of 10 November 1818 "containing a new general district of the provinces of the royal states of the mainland" the community of Canevino was included in the eleventh district of Soriasco, province of Voghera, division of Alessandria (ASC Casei Gerola). The population of Canevino amounted to 346 inhabitants (Casalis 1836). The hamlets of Caseo, Colombara, Costa, Morgone, Mollie and Pianaversa were aggregated to Canevino. In 1859, Canevino had a population of 351 inhabitants and became part of the province of Pavia, included in the VIII district of Soriasco of the district of Voghera (decree 1859). Following the temporary union of the Lombard provinces to the kingdom of Sardinia, based on the territorial compartment established by the law of 23 October 1859, the municipality of Canevino with 351 inhabitants, governed by a council of fifteen members and a council of two members, was included in the VIII district of Soriasco, district IV of Voghera, province of Pavia. At the constitution of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, the municipality had a resident population of 333 inhabitants (1861 Census). According to the law on municipal organization of 1865, the municipality was administered by a mayor, a council and a board. In 1867, the municipality was included in the same district and province (Administrative district 1867). Resident population in the municipality: 319 inhabitants (1871 Census); 329 inhabitants (1881 Census); 361 inhabitants (1901 Census); 367 inhabitants (1911 Census); 431 inhabitants (1921 Census). In 1924, the municipality was included in the district of Voghera in the province of Pavia. 

Following the reform of the municipal system introduced in 1926, the municipality was administered by a podestà. Resident population in the municipality: 444 inhabitants (1931 Census); 411 inhabitants (1936 Census). In 1936, the municipality of Canevino was merged with the new municipality of Pometo. In 1947, the autonomous municipality of Canevino was reconstituted by separating its territory from the municipality of Pometo (D.L.C.p.S. 19 October 1947, no. 1269). According to the law on the ruling municipal system, the municipality was administered by a mayor, a council and a board. Resident population in the municipality: 332 inhabitants (1951 Census); 264 inhabitants (1961 Census); 172 inhabitants (1971 Census). In 1971 the municipality of Canevino had a surface area of ​​474 hectares.

References Valeria Bevilacqua (Cooperativa Arché - Pavia), Lombardia Beni Culturali Caterina Antonioni, Lombardia Beni Culturali