Piossasco
Encyclopedia
Piossasco is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 20 km southwest of Turin
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Piossasco borders the following municipalities: Trana
, Rivalta di Torino
, Sangano
, Bruino
, Cumiana
, and Volvera
.
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 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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Piossasco borders the following municipalities: Trana
Trana
Trana is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km west of Turin....
, Rivalta di Torino
Rivalta di Torino
Rivalta di Torino is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km southwest of Turin in the valley of the Sangone.It is home to a medieval castle.-External links:*...
, Sangano
Sangano
Sangano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km west of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,767 and an area of 6.7 km²....
, Bruino
Bruino
Bruino is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km southwest of Turin.-External links:*...
, Cumiana
Cumiana
Cumiana 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 7,327 and an area of 60.8 km²....
, and Volvera
Volvera
Volvera is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km southwest of Turin.-External links:*...
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