Revello

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Revello

44°39′N 7°23′E / 44.650°N 7.383°E / 44.650; 7.383CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceCuneo (CN)FrazioniCampagnole, Morra San Martino, Madonna delle Grazie, San Firmino, San Pietro, Staffarda, Tetti Pertusio, Dietro CastelloGovernment

• MayorDaniele MattioArea

^[1]

• Total53.5 km² (20.7 sq mi)Elevation

351 m (1,152 ft)Population

(31 May 2007)^[2]

• Total4,226 • Density79/km² (200/sq mi)DemonymRevellesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

12036

Dialing code0175Patron saintSt. Roch, St. BlaiseSaint dayAugust 20, February 5WebsiteOfficial website

Revello (Arvel in Piedmontese, Revel in Occitan) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Cuneo.

Revello borders the following municipalities: Barge, Brondello, Cardè, Envie, Gambasca, Martiniana Po, Pagno, Rifreddo, and Saluzzo. In the frazione of San Firmino, on the Po River, is the eponymous church, built over an ancient Roman temple (of which parts of two columns remain).

History

Revello used to be a small city in the late middle ages of the former Marquisate of Saluzzo. It is found on a Courts register dating back to the tenth century. In this register it is called "Curtis Regia".

People

Carlo Giovanni Maria Denina (1731–1813) was an Italian historian

Twin towns — sister cities

Revello is twinned with:

Pozo del Molle, Argentina

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.