Dogliani
Encyclopedia
Dogliani is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 60 km southeast of Turin
and about 35 km northeast of Cuneo
.
Dogliani borders the following municipalities: Belvedere Langhe
, Bonvicino
, Bossolasco
, Cissone
, Farigliano
, Lequio Tanaro
, Monchiero
, Monforte d'Alba
, Roddino
, and Somano
.
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 60 km southeast 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 35 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...
.
Dogliani borders the following municipalities: Belvedere Langhe
Belvedere Langhe
Belvedere Langhe is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km northeast of Cuneo...
, Bonvicino
Bonvicino
Bonvicino is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 122 and an area of 7.2 km².Bonvicino borders the following municipalities:...
, Bossolasco
Bossolasco
Bossolasco is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km northeast of Cuneo....
, Cissone
Cissone
Cissone is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 82 and an area of 5.8 km²....
, Farigliano
Farigliano
Farigliano is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km northeast of Cuneo...
, Lequio Tanaro
Lequio Tanaro
Lequio Tanaro is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km south of Turin and about 35 km northeast of Cuneo...
, Monchiero
Monchiero
Monchiero is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 560 and an area of 5.0 km².Monchiero borders the following municipalities:...
, Monforte d'Alba
Monforte d'Alba
Monforte d'Alba is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo...
, Roddino
Roddino
Roddino is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km northeast of Cuneo...
, and Somano
Somano
Somano is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo...
.
Notable Doglianesi
- Michele Ferrero (born 1925), owner of the Ferrero SpAFerrero SpAFerrero SpA is an Italian manufacturer of chocolate and other confectionery products, founded by confectioner Pietro Ferrero in 1946 and based in Alba, Piedmont, Italy. The company achieved success headed by Pietro's son Michele Ferrero, then Michele's son Pietro , who oversaw global business...
chocolate manufacturers.