Roccabruna
Encyclopedia
Roccabruna is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 70 km southwest of Turin
and about 20 km northwest of Cuneo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,482 and an area of 24.1 km².
Roccabruna borders the following municipalities: Cartignano
, Dronero
, Melle
, San Damiano Macra
, Valmala
, and Villar San Costanzo
.
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 70 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...
and about 20 km northwest 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 1,482 and an area of 24.1 km².
Roccabruna borders the following municipalities: Cartignano
Cartignano
Cartignano is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southwest of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 172 and an area of 6.5 km².Cartignano borders the following municipalities:...
, Dronero
Dronero
Dronero is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Cuneo at the entrance of the Valle Maira.-Main sights:...
, Melle
Melle, Italy
Melle is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 60 km southwest of Turin and about 30 km northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 340 and an area of 28.0 km².Melle borders the following municipalities: Brossasco,...
, San Damiano Macra
San Damiano Macra
San Damiano Macra is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southwest of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Cuneo...
, Valmala
Valmala
Valmala is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southwest of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 61 and an area of 11.0 km²....
, and Villar San Costanzo
Villar San Costanzo
Villar San Costanzo is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Cuneo...
.