Cavour, Piedmont

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Cavour

44°47′N 7°23′E / 44.783°N 7.383°E / 44.783; 7.383CountryItalyRegionPiedmontMetropolitan city Turin (TO)FrazioniBabano, Cappella del Bosco, Castellani-Vacci, Castellazzo, Cursaglie (or Cappella Nuova), Gemerello, Malano, San Giacomo, San Michele, Sant'Agostino, Sant'Anna, Sant'Antonio, ZuccheaGovernment

• MayorSergio PaschettaArea

^[1]

• Total48.96 km² (18.90 sq mi)Elevation

300 m (1,000 ft)Population

(30 November 2017^[2])^[3]

• Total5,495 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)DemonymCavouresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

10061

Dialing code0121Patron saintSt. LawrenceSaint dayFirst Sunday in AugustWebsiteOfficial website

Cavour (Italian pronunciation: [kaˈvur]; from the Piedmontese toponym, Cavor [kaˈʋʊr]; Latin: Caburrum) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Turin.

Cavour borders the following municipalities: Macello, Vigone, Bricherasio, Garzigliana, Villafranca Piemonte, Campiglione-Fenile, Bibiana, Bagnolo Piemonte, Barge.

History

Its ancient Roman name was Caburrum or Forum Vibii. Cavour lies on the north side of a huge isolated mass of granite (the Rocca di Cavour) which rises from the plain. On the summit was the Roman village, which belonged to the province of the Alpes Cottiae. There are some ruins of medieval fortifications. The town gave its name to the Benso family of Chieri, who were raised to the marquisate in 1771, and of which the statesman Cavour was a member.^[4]

People

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cavour". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.