Cortemilia 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

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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 70 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 60 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 2,511 and an area of 24.7 km².

The municipality of Cortemilia 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) San Michele, San Pantaleo, Castella, Pieve, Bruceto, Doglio, San Giacomo, Santa Lucia, Sulite, and Salino.

Cortemilia borders the following municipalities: Bergolo

Bergolo

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, Bosia

Bosia

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, Castino

Castino

Castino is a very important comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 60 km northeast of Cuneo. It is situated on a ridge between the Val Bormida and the Valle Belbo. Castino is one of the most famous cities in...

, Perletto

Perletto

Perletto is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 60 km northeast of Cuneo.-Geography:...

, Pezzolo Valle Uzzone

Pezzolo Valle Uzzone

Pezzolo Valle Uzzone is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 50 km northeast of Cuneo....

, Serole

Serole

Serole is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km south of Asti...

, and Torre Bormida

Torre Bormida

Torre Bormida is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 50 km northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 216 and an area of 7.7 km².Torre Bormida borders the following municipalities:...

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