Torre Canavese
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Torre Canavese is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 35 km north of Turin
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Torre Canavese borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte
, Quagliuzzo
, Strambinello
, Baldissero Canavese
, San Martino Canavese
, Bairo
, and Agliè
.
Torre Canavese is a city in the province of Torino in Northern Italy. Torre means tower in Italy, in this case "Torre" is referring to the tower on the city's castle. It is located about 40 km away from Torino and 14 km from Ivrea. Torre is an agricultural town in which many of the residents grow their own fruits and vegetables. Within the confines of Torre there is a castle and a Catholic church, the church tower was built by Savino Barello. Each year on Fat Tuesday there is a town gathering at the bar where the citizens gather and eat beans—cooked in a terra cotta pot over an open flame—and soup. The weather ranges from the 90s in the summer to the mid20s in the winter. Because Torre is located in the Pre-Alps the city can have a few feet of snow in the winter.
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 35 km north 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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Torre Canavese borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte
Castellamonte
Castellamonte is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km north of Turin....
, Quagliuzzo
Quagliuzzo
Quagliuzzo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin....
, Strambinello
Strambinello
Strambinello is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin....
, Baldissero Canavese
Baldissero Canavese
Baldissero Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 510 and an area of 4.4 km²....
, San Martino Canavese
San Martino Canavese
San Martino Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin...
, Bairo
Bairo
Bairo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 35 km north of Turin.Bairo borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Torre Canavese, Agliè, and Ozegna....
, and Agliè
Agliè
Agliè is a comune in the province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km north of Turin.Agliè borders the following municipalities: San Martino Canavese, Torre Canavese, Bairo, Vialfrè, Cuceglio, San Giorgio Canavese, and Ozegna.-Main sights:Agliè's main attraction is...
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Torre Canavese is a city in the province of Torino in Northern Italy. Torre means tower in Italy, in this case "Torre" is referring to the tower on the city's castle. It is located about 40 km away from Torino and 14 km from Ivrea. Torre is an agricultural town in which many of the residents grow their own fruits and vegetables. Within the confines of Torre there is a castle and a Catholic church, the church tower was built by Savino Barello. Each year on Fat Tuesday there is a town gathering at the bar where the citizens gather and eat beans—cooked in a terra cotta pot over an open flame—and soup. The weather ranges from the 90s in the summer to the mid20s in the winter. Because Torre is located in the Pre-Alps the city can have a few feet of snow in the winter.