Torre Pellice is a
comuneIn 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 :...
(municipality) in the
Province of TurinThe Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin....
in the
ItalianItaly , 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...
region
PiedmontPiedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km
2 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...
, located about 45 km southwest of
TurinTurin 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,636 and an area of 21.2 km².
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Torre Pellice is a
comuneIn 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 :...
(municipality) in the
Province of TurinThe Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin....
in the
ItalianItaly , 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...
region
PiedmontPiedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km
2 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...
, located about 45 km southwest of
TurinTurin 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,636 and an area of 21.2 km².
Torre Pellice is the centre of the
WaldensianWaldensians, Waldenses or Vaudois are names for a Christian spiritual movement of the later Middle Ages, descendants of which still exist in various regions. Over time, the denomination joined the Genevan or Reformed branch of Protestantism. About the earlier history of the Waldenses considerable...
church.
Torre Pellice borders the following municipalities:
AngrognaAngrogna is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km southwest of Turin.Angrogna borders the following municipalities: Perrero, Prali, Pramollo, San Germano Chisone, Prarostino, Villar Pellice, Bricherasio, Torre Pellice, and Luserna San Giovanni....
,
Villar PelliceVillar Pellice is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,213 and an area of 60.9 km²....
,
Luserna San GiovanniLuserna San Giovanni is a comune in the province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the Val Pellice about 45 km southwest of Turin....
, and
RoràRorà is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 266 and an area of 12.3 km²....
.