Cavour 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

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 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 southwest 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...

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Cavour borders the following municipalities: Macello

Macello

Macello is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,150 and an area of 14.1 km²....

, Vigone

Vigone

Vigone is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,157 and an area of 41.1 km²....

, Bricherasio

Bricherasio

Bricherasio is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin...

, Garzigliana

Garzigliana

Garzigliana is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southwest of Turin...

, Villafranca Piemonte

Villafranca Piemonte

Villafranca Piemonte is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southwest of Turin....

, Campiglione-Fenile

Campiglione-Fenile

Campiglione-Fenile is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,334 and an area of 11.1 km²....

, Bibiana

Bibiana (TO)

Bibiana is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,998 and an area of 18.6 km²....

, Bagnolo Piemonte

Bagnolo Piemonte

Bagnolo Piemonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo....

, Barge.

History

Its ancient Roman name was Caburrum or Forum Vibii. Cavour lies on the north side of a huge isolated mass of granite (the Rocca di Cavour) which rises from the plain. On the summit was the Roman village, which belonged to the province of the Alpes Cottiae. There are some ruins of medieval fortifications. The town gave its name to the Benso family of Chieri, who were raised to the marquisate in 1771, and of which the statesman Cavour was a member.