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Cuneo is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
 region of Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. To the west it borders on the French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is made up of:*the former French Provinces of France of Provence...
 (departments of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a departments of France in the extreme southeast corner of France....
, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French departments of France in the south of France, it was formerly part of the Provinces of France of Provence....
 and Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes

Hautes-Alpes is a departments of France in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range....
). To the north it borders on the province of Turin
Province of Turin

The Province of Turin is a Provinces of Italy in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km?, and a total population of 2,277,686 ....
. To the east it borders on the province of Asti
Province of Asti

The Province of Asti is a Provinces of Italy in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the north west it borders on the province of Turin; to the south west it borders on the province of Cuneo....
. To the south it borders on the Ligurian
Liguria

Liguria is a coastal Regions of Italy of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and food....
 provinces of Savona
Province of Savona

The Province of Savona is a Provinces of Italy in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona.It has an area of 1,545 km?, and a total population of 284,238 ....
 and Imperia
Province of Imperia

The Province of Imperia is a mountainous and hilly Provinces of Italy, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between the Maritime Alps to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south....
. It is also known as the Provincia Granda, the big province, because it is the third largest province in the country (following Bolzano and Foggia
Province of Foggia

The Province of Foggia is a Provinces of Italy in the Apulia region of Italy.This province is also known as Capitanata, originally Catapanata, because during the Middle Ages it was governed by a catapan, as part of the Catapanate of Italy....
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Cuneo is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
 region of Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. To the west it borders on the French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is made up of:*the former French Provinces of France of Provence...
 (departments of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a departments of France in the extreme southeast corner of France....
, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French departments of France in the south of France, it was formerly part of the Provinces of France of Provence....
 and Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes

Hautes-Alpes is a departments of France in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range....
). To the north it borders on the province of Turin
Province of Turin

The Province of Turin is a Provinces of Italy in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km?, and a total population of 2,277,686 ....
. To the east it borders on the province of Asti
Province of Asti

The Province of Asti is a Provinces of Italy in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the north west it borders on the province of Turin; to the south west it borders on the province of Cuneo....
. To the south it borders on the Ligurian
Liguria

Liguria is a coastal Regions of Italy of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and food....
 provinces of Savona
Province of Savona

The Province of Savona is a Provinces of Italy in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona.It has an area of 1,545 km?, and a total population of 284,238 ....
 and Imperia
Province of Imperia

The Province of Imperia is a mountainous and hilly Provinces of Italy, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between the Maritime Alps to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south....
. It is also known as the Provincia Granda, the big province, because it is the third largest province in the country (following Bolzano and Foggia
Province of Foggia

The Province of Foggia is a Provinces of Italy in the Apulia region of Italy.This province is also known as Capitanata, originally Catapanata, because during the Middle Ages it was governed by a catapan, as part of the Catapanate of Italy....
). This has created problems in the past with the Alba's inhabitants, frustrated from the long trip to Cuneo every time they need to have business with the province government. Several times the issue of dividing the province into two has been brought up.

Its capital is the city of Cuneo
Cuneo

Cuneo is a city in Piedmont, northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy?s provinces by area. It is located at the foot of the Maritime Alps, on the Stura di Demonte river where it emerges from the Valle Stura, and neighbours the comuni of Boves, Cervasca, Vignolo, Beinette, Peveragno, Castelletto Stura,...
. Of the 250 communes
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 in the province, the largest by population are:

CommunePopulation
Cuneo
Cuneo

Cuneo is a city in Piedmont, northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy?s provinces by area. It is located at the foot of the Maritime Alps, on the Stura di Demonte river where it emerges from the Valle Stura, and neighbours the comuni of Boves, Cervasca, Vignolo, Beinette, Peveragno, Castelletto Stura,...
54,853
Alba30,181
Bra28,890
Fossano
Fossano

Fossano is a town and commune of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Cuneo.It lies on the main railway line from Turin to Cuneo and to Savona, and has a branch line to Mondov?....
24,224
Mondovì
Mondovi

Mondovi may refer to:*Mondovi, a former name of the town of Dr?an in Algeria*Mondov?, a town in Italy, in the Piemonte**Battle of Mondovi a battle of the Napoleonic Wars...
22,092
Savigliano
Savigliano

Savigliano is a commune of Piedmont, northern Italy, in the Province of Cuneo, c. 50 kilometers south of Turin by rail.It has important ironworks, foundries, locomotive works and silk manufactures, as well as sugar factories, printing works and cocoon-raising establishments....
20,510
Saluzzo
Saluzzo

Saluzzo is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont region, Italy.The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain....
16,244
Borgo San Dalmazzo
Borgo San Dalmazzo

Borgo San Dalmazzo is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 80 km south of Turin and about 8 km southwest of Cuneo....
11,761
Racconigi
Racconigi

Racconigi is a town of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Cuneo, 40 km south of Turin, and 50 km north of Cuneo by rail.The economy is mostly based on agriculture, production of milk and meat, and industrial working of metal sheets....
9,838
Busca
Busca

Busca is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 60 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Cuneo....
9,687
Boves
Boves

Boves is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 80 km south of Turin and about 6 km south of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,507 and an area of 51.1 km?....
9,536
Cherasco
Cherasco

Cherasco is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 50 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo....
7,633
Barge
Barge, Italy

Barge is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo....
7,584
Dronero
Dronero

Dronero is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 70 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Cuneo at the entrance of the Valle Maira....
7,127


See also

  • Communes of the province of Cuneo
    Communes of the province of Cuneo

    This is a list of comune of the Italy province of Cuneo....
  • Piemonte (wine)
    Piemonte (wine)

    Piemonte wine is the range of Italian wines made in the province of Piedmont in the northwestern corner of Italy. The most well known wines from the region include the Barolo, Barbaresco made from the Nebbiolo grape and Asti Spumante-the sparkling wine made from the Muscat grape....


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