Carignano is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Turin

Province of Turin

The Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 . There are 315 comuni in the province – the most of any province in Italy...

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

, located about 20 km south of Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,777 and an area of 50.2 km².

Geography

Carignano borders the following municipalities: Moncalieri

Moncalieri

Moncalieri is a town and comune of approximately 58,000 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 the 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of Maria Clotilde...

, Vinovo

Vinovo

Vinovo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km southwest of Turin.Vinovo is home to the training ground of Serie A giants Juventus which is located within the municipality. It is also the home of St...

, La Loggia

La Loggia

La Loggia is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 11 km south of Turin....

, Piobesi Torinese

Piobesi Torinese

Piobesi Torinese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 15 km southwest of Turin....

, Villastellone

Villastellone

Villastellone is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 15 km south of Turin....

, Castagnole Piemonte

Castagnole Piemonte

Castagnole Piemonte 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 1,944 and an area of 17.3 km²....

, Osasio

Osasio

Osasio is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 785 and an area of 4.5 km²....

, Lombriasco

Lombriasco

Lombriasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km south of Turin....

 and 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....

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Institutions

Carignano is the headquarter of the Carignano Institute, a private foundation dedicated to supporting medical research at the Carignano Hospital, located in Via Remigio 48.

External links

Carignano official website