Grinzane Cavour

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Grinzane Cavour

44°40′N 7°59′E / 44.667°N 7.983°E / 44.667; 7.983CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceCuneo (CN)FrazioniBarzone, Gallo, Giacco, GrinzaneGovernment

• MayorFranco SampòArea

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• Total3.7 km² (1.4 sq mi)Elevation

195 m (640 ft)Population

(31 August 2017)^[2]

• Total1,987 • Density540/km² (1,400/sq mi)DemonymGrinzanesi or GallesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

12060

Dialing code0173WebsiteOfficial website

Grinzane Cavour is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Cuneo.

Grinzane Cavour borders the municipalities of Alba and Diano d'Alba.

Originally simply known as Grinzane, it switched to the current name in homage to Camillo Benso, Count Cavour, who was mayor of the city for 17 years.

The main attraction is the massive medieval castle. Until 2009, Grinzane Cavour was also the seat of the eponymous literary award.

Twin towns

Canosa di Puglia, Italy

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.