Province of Cuneo

Province of Cuneo
Province

Map highlighting the location of the province of Cuneo in Italy
Country  Italy
Region Piedmont
Capital(s) Cuneo
Comuni 250
Government
 • President Federico Borgna
Area
 • Total 6,903 km2 (2,665 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 595,209
 • Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 12100
Telephone prefix 0171
Vehicle registration CN
ISTAT 004
Website www.provincia.cuneo.it

Cuneo (Italian) or Coni (French and Piedmontese) is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes). To the north it borders with the Metropolitan City of Turin. To the east it borders with the province of Asti. To the south it borders with the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as La Provincia Granda, Piedmontese for "The Big Province", because it is the third largest province in Italy (following the provinces of South Tyrol and Foggia) and the largest one in Piedmont.[1] Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before cession to France in 1947.[2]

Administration

Its capital is the city of Cuneo.[3] Of the 250 communes in the province, the largest by population are:

Commune Population
Cuneo 56 141
Alba 31 667
Bra 28,890
Fossano 24,224
Mondovì 22,092
Savigliano 20,510
Saluzzo 16,244
Borgo San Dalmazzo 11,761
Racconigi 9,838
Busca 9,687
Boves 9,536
Cherasco 7,633
Barge 7,584
Dronero 7,127

Economy

Map of the province of Cuneo.

Many important industrial groups have branches in the province: Michelin (Cuneo and Fossano), Saint-Gobain (Savigliano), Valeo (Mondovì), Asahi Glass Co.(Cuneo), ITT Galfer (Barge), Diageo(Santa Vittoria d'Alba) and Nestlé(Moretta).[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bole 2011, p. 82.
  2. ↑ Construction de l'espace au Moyen Age: pratiques et représentations [Construction of space in the Middle Ages: practices and representations] (in French). Publications de la Sorbonne. 2007. p. 391. ISBN 978-2-85944-587-4.
  3. ↑ Kresl & Ietri 2010, p. 138.
  4. ↑ Holst-Warhaft & Steenhuis 2012, p. 76.

Bibliography

Coordinates: 44°23′N 7°33′E / 44.383°N 7.550°E / 44.383; 7.550

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