Cavallermaggiore
Encyclopedia
Cavallermaggiore is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 40 km south of Turin
and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,160 and an area of 51.6 km².
Cavallermaggiore borders the following municipalities: Bra
, Cavallerleone
, Cherasco
, Marene
, Monasterolo di Savigliano
, Racconigi
, Ruffia
, Sanfrè
, Savigliano
, and Sommariva del Bosco
.
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 Cuneo
Province of Cuneo
ayr 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 ....
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 40 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...
and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,160 and an area of 51.6 km².
Cavallermaggiore borders the following municipalities: Bra
Bra (Cuneo)
Bra is a town and comune in the province of Cuneo in the northwest Italian region of Piedmont. It is situated 50 km south of Turin and 50 km northeast of Cuneo in the area known as Roero....
, Cavallerleone
Cavallerleone
Cavallerleone is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km south of Turin and about 40 km north of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 578 and an area of 16.5 km²....
, Cherasco
Cherasco
Cherasco is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo...
, Marene
Marene
Marene is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km south of Turin and about 35 km northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,803 and an area of 29.0 km²....
, Monasterolo di Savigliano
Monasterolo di Savigliano
Monasterolo di Savigliano is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km south of Turin and about 35 km north of Cuneo...
, Racconigi
Racconigi
Racconigi is a town and comune in Piedmont, Italy. It is located in the province of Cuneo, south of Turin, and north of Cuneo by rail.The economy is mostly based on agriculture, production of milk and meat, and industrial working of metal sheets....
, Ruffia
Ruffia
Ruffia is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km south of Turin and about 35 km north of Cuneo...
, Sanfrè
Sanfrè
Sanfrè is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km south of Turin and about 45 km northeast of Cuneo...
, Savigliano
Savigliano
Savigliano is a comune of Piedmont, northern Italy, in the Province of Cuneo, c. 50 kilometers south of Turin by rail....
, and Sommariva del Bosco
Sommariva del Bosco
Sommariva del Bosco is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km south of Turin and about 45 km northeast of Cuneo...
.