San Ponso
Encyclopedia
San Ponso is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 30 km north of Turin
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 278 and an area of 2.2 km².
San Ponso borders the following municipalities: Valperga
, Salassa
, Pertusio
, Rivara
, Busano
, and Oglianico
.
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 30 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 278 and an area of 2.2 km².
San Ponso borders the following municipalities: Valperga
Valperga
Valperga is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km north of Turin, in the Canavese historical region....
, Salassa
Salassa
Salassa is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km north of Turin in the Canavese traditional region.-Main sights:...
, Pertusio
Pertusio
Pertusio is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 736 and an area of 4.0 km²....
, Rivara
Rivara
Rivara is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Canavese area of the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin...
, Busano
Busano
Busano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,442 and an area of 5.0 km²....
, and Oglianico
Oglianico
Oglianico is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,365 and an area of 6.2 km²....
.