Chivasso 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 northeast 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...

. Chivasso has a population of about 25,000. It is situated on the left bank of the Po, near the influx of the Orco.

The municipality of Chivasso contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Montegiove, Betlemme, Torassi, Castelrosso, Pogliani, Borghetto, Mosche, Mandria, Boschetto, and Pratoregio.

Chivasso borders the following municipalities: Mazzè

Mazzè

Mazzè is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,058 and an area of 27.8 km²....

, Caluso

Caluso

Caluso is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,387 and an area of 39.5 km²....

, San Benigno Canavese

San Benigno Canavese

San Benigno Canavese is a comune in the province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin, whose territory is bordered by the Malone and Orco rivers.-Main sights:...

, Montanaro

Montanaro

Montanaro is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2007, it had a population of 5,482 and an area of 20.8 km²....

, Rondissone

Rondissone

Rondissone is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.-External links:* , Rondissone's official website...

, Verolengo

Verolengo

Verolengo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km northeast of Turin.-External links:*...

, Volpiano

Volpiano

Volpiano is a comune in the Province of Turin, in the Italian region Piedmont.The city is located about 15 km north-east of Turin....

, Brandizzo

Brandizzo

Brandizzo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 15 km northeast of Turin.Brandizzo borders the following municipalities: Chivasso, Volpiano, Settimo Torinese, and San Raffaele Cimena....

, San Sebastiano da Po

San Sebastiano da Po

San Sebastiano da Po is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km northeast of Turin.-References:...

, Castagneto Po

Castagneto Po

Castagneto Po is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin....

, San Raffaele Cimena

San Raffaele Cimena

San Raffaele Cimena is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 15 km northeast of Turin....

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The name probably has a Roman origin (Clavasium, which is used nowadays by local companies).

Cathedral

The cathedral is of the 15th century with a fine façade ornamented with statues in terra-cotta.

Transport

Chivasso railway station

Chivasso railway station

Chivasso railway station serves the town and comune of Chivasso, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1856, it forms part of the Turin–Milan railway, and is also a junction for three other lines, to Aosta, Asti and Casale Monferrato, respectively.The station is currently managed...

, opened in 1856, forms part of the Turin–Milan railway, and is also a junction

Junction (rail)

A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...

 for three other lines, to Aosta, Asti and Casale Monferrato, respectively.

External links

• www.comune.chivasso.to.it