Cumiana
Encyclopedia
Cumiana is a comune
(municipality) 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 7,327 and an area of 60.8 km².
Cumiana borders the following municipalities: Giaveno
, Trana
, Piossasco
, Pinasca
, Volvera
, Pinerolo
, Frossasco
, Cantalupa
, Airasca
, and Piscina
.
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 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,327 and an area of 60.8 km².
Cumiana borders the following municipalities: Giaveno
Giaveno
Giaveno is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km west of Turin.-Twin towns: Brinkmann, Argentina Chevreuse, France Novska, Croatia Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France-External links:* *...
, Trana
Trana
Trana is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km west of Turin....
, Piossasco
Piossasco
Piossasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km southwest of Turin.Piossasco borders the following municipalities: Trana, Rivalta di Torino, Sangano, Bruino, Cumiana, and Volvera....
, Pinasca
Pinasca
Pinasca is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin in the Val Chisone....
, Volvera
Volvera
Volvera is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km southwest of Turin.-External links:*...
, Pinerolo
Pinerolo
Pinerolo is a town and comune in north-western Italy, 40 kilometres southwest of Turin on the river Chisone.-History:In the Middle Ages, the town of Pinerolo was one of the main crossroads in Italy, and was therefore one of the principal fortresses of the dukes of Savoy. Its military importance...
, Frossasco
Frossasco
Frossasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km southwest of Turin....
, Cantalupa
Cantalupa
Cantalupa is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km southwest of Turin, at the feet of Monte Freidour.Cantalupa borders the following municipalities: Cumiana, Frossasco, and Roletto....
, Airasca
Airasca
Airasca is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km southwest of Turin.Airasca borders the following municipalities: Cumiana, Volvera, None, Piscina, and Scalenghe.-External links:*...
, and Piscina
Piscina (TO)
Piscina is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km southwest of Turin.Piscina borders the following municipalities: Cumiana, Pinerolo, Frossasco, Airasca, and Scalenghe. Part of the municipal territory was involved in the Battle of Marsaglia in...
.