Cavallasca is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Milan and about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Como, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,816 and an area of 2.7 square kilometres (1.0 sq mi).Cavallasca borders the following municipalities: Chiasso (Switzerland), Como, Gironico, Montano Lucino, Parè, San Fermo della Battaglia.