History
The name "Cairo" comes from the Latin "carium", which itself comes from the Ligurian word "car", meaning "stone".
This area, according to many archaeological finds, has been inhabited since the Neolithic age.
Two important routes were built during the period of Roman domination, "Via Emilia Scauri" and "via Julia Augusta".
According to the tradition, Francis of Assisi passed here in 1213, during his trip to Spain; during his journey, he built the convent near Cairo, in the village of "Ville".
In the 16th century there were some battles between Germany and France near Cairo.
In 1796 near Montenotte Napoleon Bonaparte won his first battle in the Italian campaigns, the Battle of Montenotte
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