Colleretto Giacosa
Encyclopedia
Colleretto Giacosa is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 40 km north of Turin
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 624 and an area of 4.6 km².
Colleretto Giacosa borders the following municipalities: Samone
, Loranzè
, Pavone Canavese
, Parella
, and San Martino Canavese
.
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 40 km north 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 624 and an area of 4.6 km².
Colleretto Giacosa borders the following municipalities: Samone
Samone (TO)
Samone is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,513 and an area of 2.5 km²....
, Loranzè
Loranzè
Loranzè is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,057 and an area of 4.2 km²....
, Pavone Canavese
Pavone Canavese
Pavone Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km northeast of Turin...
, Parella
Parella
Parella is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin in the Canavese.It is home to a 13th-17th century castle with notable frescoes and paintings....
, and San Martino Canavese
San Martino Canavese
San Martino Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin...
.