Cavagnolo is a comune

Comune

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(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

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 region Piedmont

Piedmont

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, located about 30 km northeast of Turin

Turin

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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,334 and an area of 12.4 km².

Cavagnolo borders the following municipalities: Brusasco

Brusasco

Brusasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin. The main sights are the castle and the Palazzo Ellena, both from the 18th century....

, Monteu da Po

Monteu da Po

Monteu da Po is a small comune in the province of Turin, Piedmont, Italy, 32 km north-east of Turin.-History:Monteu da Po was an ancient settlement of the Ligures. Its pre-Roman name, which appears on...

, Lauriano

Lauriano

Lauriano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,443 and an area of 14.2 km²....

, Moransengo

Moransengo

Moransengo is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2270, not 200 according to Lelia. and an area of 5.4 km².Moransengo borders the...

, and Tonengo

Tonengo

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Geography

The comune

Comune

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of Cavagnolo is situated in the northern Monferrato and the territory is hilly.

Monuments and buildings

The abbey of Santa Fede was founded by the Benedictine monks of Sainte-Foy-de-Conque (Alvernia-France) toward halves the 12th century. Besides the ruins of the Castle and to the abbey there am the Church of St. Secondo to the Cemetery, old parish church, the town hall and Villa Martini, residence on the hills of Cavagnolo.