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Province of Turin

Province of Turin

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The Province of Turin (Piemontese: Provincia ëd Turin, It. Provincia di Torino) is a province
Provinces of Italy
In Italy, a province is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality and region .||...

 in the Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km2 and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the so-called Occitan Valleys...

 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. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

. Its capital is the city of Turin
Turin
Turin is a major city as well as a business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River surrounded by the Alpine arch...

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It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 (31.12.2007). There are 315 comuni
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.- Importance and function :...

in the province (http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6) – the most of any province in Italy.
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The Province of Turin (Piemontese: Provincia ëd Turin, It. Provincia di Torino) is a province
Provinces of Italy
In Italy, a province is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality and region .||...

 in the Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km2 and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the so-called Occitan Valleys...

 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. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

. Its capital is the city of Turin
Turin
Turin is a major city as well as a business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River surrounded by the Alpine arch...

.

It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 (31.12.2007). There are 315 comuni
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.- Importance and function :...

in the province (http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6) – the most of any province in Italy. As of December 31, 2007, the largest comuni by population are:
Comune Population
Turin
Turin
Turin is a major city as well as a business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River surrounded by the Alpine arch...

908,263
Moncalieri
Moncalieri
Moncalieri is a town of approximately 55,000 inhabitants about eight kilometers directly south of downtown Turin , in Piedmont, Italy. It is notable for its castle, built in the 12th century and enlarged in 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of Maria Clotilde and Victor...

56,944
Settimo Torinese
Settimo Torinese
Settimo Torinese is a comune in the province of Torino, in Piedmont. It is a Turinese suburb taking its name from the distance from that city, which amounted to seven Roman miles...

54,361
Collegno
Collegno
Collegno is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 9 km west of Turin.- Sister cities : Antony, France Sárospatak, Hungary Volzhsky, Russia Neubrandenburg, Germany Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain San Gregorio Magno, Italy Ousseltia, Tunisia Matanzas, Cuba...

50,175
Rivoli
Rivoli
Rivoli may refer to:*Rivoli , a town near Turin in Italy*Rivoli Veronese, a community in the Italian province of Verona*Battle of Rivoli, a battle that took place near Rivoli Veronese*The Rivoli, a restaurant/club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...

50,115
Nichelino
Nichelino
Nichelino is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 8 km southwest of Turin.thumb|left|Church of SS. Trinità....

48,864
Grugliasco
Grugliasco
Grugliasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 9 km west of Turin.Grugliasco borders the following municipalities: Turin, Collegno, and Rivoli.-External links:*
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37,873
Chieri
Chieri
Chieri is a town in the province of Turin, Piedmont , located about 11 km southeast of Turin ....

35,354
Pinerolo
Pinerolo
Pinerolo is a town and commune in north-western Italy, 40 kilometres southwest of Turin on the river Chisone.-History:In the Middle Ages, the town of Pinerolo was one of the main crossroads in Italy, and was therefore one of the principal fortresses of the dukes of Savoy. Its military importance...

35,143
Venaria Reale
Venaria Reale
Venaria Reale is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 8 km northwest of Turin...

34,563
Carmagnola
Carmagnola
Carmagnola is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located 29 km south of Turin. As of July 11, 2007, it had a population of 27,043 and an area of 96.4 km²....

27,424
Chivasso
Chivasso
Chivasso is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 23,675 and an area of 51.3 km²....

24,572
Ivrea
Ivrea
Ivrea is a town and commune of the province of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley , it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the centre of the Canavese area. Ivrea lies in a basin that, in prehistoric times, formed a great lake...

24,219
Orbassano
Orbassano
Orbassano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 15 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 21,667 and an area of 22.1 km²....

22,082
San Mauro Torinese
San Mauro Torinese
San Mauro Torinese is an Italian comune with 18,367 inhabitants in the Province of Turin in the Piedmont region. It is bordered by the territories of Settimo Torinese, Castiglione Torinese, Turin, and Baldissero Torinese.-History:...

19,030
Rivalta di Torino
Rivalta di Torino
Rivalta di Torino is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km southwest of Turin in the valley of the Sangone.It is home to a medieval castle.-External links:*
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18,800
Cirié
Cirié
Cirié is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northwest of Turin.Cirié borders the following municipalities: Nole, San Carlo Canavese, San Maurizio Canavese, and Robassomero....

18,751
Beinasco
Beinasco
Beinasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 11 km southwest of Turin.Beinasco borders the following municipalities: Torino, Orbassano, and Nichelino.-Twin towns - sister cities:...

18,095
Piossasco
Piossasco
Piossasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 16,961 and an area of 40.0 km²....

17,621
Caselle Torinese
Caselle Torinese
Caselle Torinese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km northwest of Turin...

17,597
Alpignano
Alpignano
Alpignano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 15 km west of Turin on the Dora Riparia in the Val di Susa plain.-External links:*
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17,268
Giaveno
Giaveno
Giaveno is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km west of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 15,191 and an area of 72.0 km²....

16,097


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    Shroud of Turin
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  • Piedmontese language
    Piedmontese language
    Piedmontese , is a Romance language spoken by over 2 million people in Piedmont, northwest Italy. It is geographically and linguistically included in the Northern Italian group...

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  • Sacro Monte di Belmonte
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  • Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
    Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
    The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy is a group of structures in Turin and its province, in Piedmont . Added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1997, it includes the following patrimonies:-Residences:*In Turin:...

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