Sommariva del Bosco
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Sommariva del Bosco is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 35 km south of Turin
and about 45 km northeast of Cuneo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,923 and an area of 35.6 km².
Sommariva del Bosco borders the following municipalities: Baldissero d'Alba
, Caramagna Piemonte
, Carmagnola
, Cavallermaggiore
, Ceresole Alba
, Racconigi
, Sanfrè
, and Sommariva Perno
.
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 35 km south 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 45 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 5,923 and an area of 35.6 km².
Sommariva del Bosco borders the following municipalities: Baldissero d'Alba
Baldissero d'Alba
Baldissero d'Alba is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southeast of Turin and about 50 km northeast of Cuneo...
, Caramagna Piemonte
Caramagna Piemonte
Caramagna Piemonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km south of Turin and about 45 km northeast of Cuneo...
, Carmagnola
Carmagnola
Carmagnola is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located 29 km south of Turin. As of July 11, 2007, it had a population of 27,043 and an area of 96.4 km²....
, Cavallermaggiore
Cavallermaggiore
Cavallermaggiore is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km south of Turin and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo...
, Ceresole Alba
Ceresole Alba
Ceresole Alba is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km southeast of Turin and about 50 km northeast of Cuneo...
, Racconigi
Racconigi
Racconigi is a town and comune in Piedmont, Italy. It is located in the province of Cuneo, south of Turin, and north of Cuneo by rail.The economy is mostly based on agriculture, production of milk and meat, and industrial working of metal sheets....
, Sanfrè
Sanfrè
Sanfrè is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km south of Turin and about 45 km northeast of Cuneo...
, and Sommariva Perno
Sommariva Perno
Sommariva Perno is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in Roero about 40 km southeast of Turin and about 50 km northeast of Cuneo...
.