Rubiana
Encyclopedia
Rubiana is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 25 km northwest of Turin
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,208 and an area of 26.8 km².
The municipality of Rubiana contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Mompellato and Favella.
Rubiana borders the following municipalities: Viù
, Condove
, Val della Torre
, Caprie
, Villar Dora
, and Almese
.
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 25 km northwest 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 2,208 and an area of 26.8 km².
The municipality of Rubiana 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) Mompellato and Favella.
Rubiana borders the following municipalities: Viù
Viù
Viù is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northwest of Turin....
, Condove
Condove
Condove is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the Val di Susa about 30 km west of Turin....
, Val della Torre
Val della Torre
Val della Torre is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km northwest of Turin.It is situated in the Graian Alps. The Monte Colombano's summit is in the municipal territory....
, Caprie
Caprie
Caprie is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km west of Turin. As of April 2011, it had a population of 1,925 and an area of 16.35 km²....
, Villar Dora
Villar Dora
Villar Dora is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km west of Turin. As of 1 January 2009, it had a population of 3,035 and an area of 5.6 km²....
, and Almese
Almese
Almese is a comune in the province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the lower Val di Susa, about 27 km west of Turin.-External links:*...
.