It held the status of comune until 2014 when it was merged with Maccagno and Veddasca to form the new municipality.
It lies about located about 110 km northwest of Milan and about 70 km northwest of Varese, on the border with Switzerland.
Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore as seen from the western side of the lakeView to the north, Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore and train station Pino-Tronzano
Until its suppression, Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore held along with San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, the record of Italian comune with the longest name (30 letters).