Ceresole Alba 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 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 30 km southeast 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 50 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 2,092 and an area of 37.0 km².

Ceresole Alba borders the following municipalities: Baldissero d'Alba

Baldissero d'Alba

Baldissero d'Alba is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southeast of Turin and about 50 km northeast of Cuneo...

, 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....

, Montaldo Roero

Montaldo Roero

Montaldo Roero is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southeast of Turin and about 50 km northeast of Cuneo...

, Monteu Roero

Monteu Roero

Monteu Roero is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo....

, Poirino

Poirino

Poirino is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km southeast of Turin.Poirino borders the following municipalities: Chieri, Riva presso Chieri, Villanova d'Asti, Santena, Villastellone, Isolabella, Cellarengo, Pralormo, Ceresole Alba, and...

, Pralormo

Pralormo

Pralormo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km southeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,827 and an area of 29.8 km²....

, 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...

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The Battle of Ceresole

Battle of Ceresole

The Battle of Ceresole was an encounter between a French army and the combined forces of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire during the Italian War of 1542–46...

 was an encounter between a French army and the combined forces of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire during the Italian War of 1542–46. The lengthy engagement took place on April 11, 1544, outside the village.