Villafranca Piemonte is a comune

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

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 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 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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Villafranca Piemonte borders the following municipalities: Vigone

Vigone

Vigone 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 5,157 and an area of 41.1 km²....

, Pancalieri

Pancalieri

Pancalieri 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 1,969 and an area of 16.0 km²....

, Cavour

Cavour (commune)

Cavour is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin.Cavour borders the following municipalities: Macello, Vigone, Bricherasio, Garzigliana, Villafranca Piemonte, Campiglione-Fenile, Bibiana, Bagnolo Piemonte, Barge.-History:Its...

, Faule

Faule

Faule is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km north of Cuneo, near the Po River....

, Moretta

Moretta

Moretta is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km north of Cuneo...

, Barge

Barge, Italy

Barge is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo....

, and Cardè

Cardè

Cardè is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km north of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,077 and an area of 19.3 km²....

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Economy

Villafranca's economy was traditionally based on fishing; today the main activities agriculture and animal husbandry

Twin towns

Belhomert-Guéhouville

Belhomert-Guéhouville

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, France El Trébol

El Trébol

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, Argentina Saint-Maurice-Saint-Germain

Saint-Maurice-Saint-Germain

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, France