Orio Canavese
Encyclopedia
Orio Canavese is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 30 km northeast of Turin
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 799 and an area of 7.1 km².
Orio Canavese borders the following municipalities: Mercenasco
, San Giorgio Canavese
, Montalenghe
, and Barone Canavese
.
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 northeast 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 799 and an area of 7.1 km².
Orio Canavese borders the following municipalities: Mercenasco
Mercenasco
Mercenasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km northeast of Turin....
, San Giorgio Canavese
San Giorgio Canavese
San Giorgio Canavese is a town and comune in the province of Turin in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy.The main attraction is the castle, once a possession of the Novarese counts of Biandrate.-External links:* *...
, Montalenghe
Montalenghe
Montalenghe is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin.-Main sights:*Church of San Pietro, built in the 13th century but restored in the late 19th century....
, and Barone Canavese
Barone Canavese
Barone Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 588 and an area of 4.0 km²....
.