San Maurizio Canavese
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San Maurizio Canavese is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 15 km northwest of Turin
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,613 and an area of 17.5 km².
The municipality of San Maurizio Canavese contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ceretta and Malanghero.
San Maurizio Canavese borders the following municipalities: San Carlo Canavese
, San Francesco al Campo
, Cirié
, Leinì
, Robassomero
, and Caselle Torinese
.
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 15 km northwest 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 7,613 and an area of 17.5 km².
The municipality of San Maurizio Canavese contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ceretta and Malanghero.
San Maurizio Canavese borders the following municipalities: San Carlo Canavese
San Carlo Canavese
San Carlo Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northwest of Turin...
, San Francesco al Campo
San Francesco al Campo
San Francesco al Campo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin.-References:...
, Cirié
Cirié
Cirié is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northwest of Turin.Cirié borders the following municipalities: Nole, San Carlo Canavese, San Maurizio Canavese and Robassomero....
, Leinì
Leinì
Leinì is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 13 km north of Turin.-External links:*...
, Robassomero
Robassomero
Robassomero is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northwest of Turin...
, and Caselle Torinese
Caselle Torinese
Caselle Torinese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km northwest of Turin, on the left bank of the Stura di Lanzo.-External links:*...
.