Province of Cuneo

Province of Cuneo
Province
The provincial seat.

Map highlighting the location of the province of Cuneo in Italy
Country  Italy
Region Piedmont
Capital(s) Cuneo
Comuni 250
Government
 • President Federico Borgna
Area
 • Total 6,902 km2 (2,665 sq mi)
Population (30 June 2016)
 • Total 590,309
 • Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 12100
Telephone prefix 0171
Vehicle registration CN
ISTAT 004
Website www.provincia.cuneo.it

Cuneo (Italian) or Coni (French and Piedmontese) 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 (departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes). To the north it borders with the Metropolitan City of Turin. To the east it borders with the province of Asti. To the south it borders with the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as La Provincia Granda, Piedmontese for "The Big Province", because it is the fourth largest province in Italy (following the provinces of Sassari, South Tyrol and Foggia) and the largest one in Piedmont.[1] Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before cession to France in 1947.[2]

Administration

Its capital is the city of Cuneo.[3] Of the 250 communes in the province, the largest by population are:

Commune Population
Cuneo 56,201
Alba 31,346
Bra 29,593
Fossano 24,306
Mondovì 22,730
Savigliano 21,526
Saluzzo 16,971
Borgo San Dalmazzo 12,457
Busca 10,116
Racconigi 10,094
Boves 9,807
Cherasco 9,128
Barge 7,694
Dronero 7,065

Economy

Map of the province of Cuneo.

Companies active in the province include:

Many important industrial groups have branches in the province: Michelin (Cuneo and Fossano), Saint-Gobain (Savigliano), Valeo (Mondovì), Asahi Glass Co. (Cuneo), ITT Galfer (Barge), Diageo (Santa Vittoria d'Alba) and Nestlé (Moretta).[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bole 2011, p. 82.
  2. ↑ Construction de l'espace au Moyen Age: pratiques et représentations [Construction of space in the Middle Ages: practices and representations] (in French). Publications de la Sorbonne. 2007. p. 391. ISBN 978-2-85944-587-4.
  3. ↑ Kresl & Ietri 2010, p. 138.
  4. ↑ Holst-Warhaft & Steenhuis 2012, p. 76.

Sources

  • Bole, David (2011). Innovative policies for Alpine towns: Alpine space small local urban centres innovative pack. Založba ZRC. ISBN 978-961-254-254-2.
  • Holst-Warhaft, Gail; Steenhuis, Tammo (28 November 2012). Losing Paradise: The Water Crisis in the Mediterranean. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4094-8846-0.
  • Hall, Marcus (2005). Earth Repair: A Transatlantic History of Environmental Restoration. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-2341-3.
  • Kresl, Peter Karl; Ietri, Daniele (2010). The Aging Population and the Competitiveness of Cities: Benefits to the Urban Economy. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84980-693-0.

Coordinates: 44°23′N 7°33′E / 44.383°N 7.550°E / 44.383; 7.550

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