Pinerolo
Pinareul (Piedmontese) | |
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Città di Pinerolo | |
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Coordinates: 44°53′N 07°20′E / 44.883°N 7.333°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
Frazioni | Abbadia Alpina, Ainana, Avaro/Tron, Bacchiasso, Batur, Baudenasca, Biscornetto, Borgata Colombaio, Borgata Orba, C.E.P., Cascina della Cappella, Cascina Ghiotta, Cascina Gili, Cascina Nuova, Cascina Pol, Case Bianche, Case Nuove, Colletto, Gerbido di Costagrande, Gerbido di Riva, Graniera, Losani, Motta Grossa, Pascaretto, Riauna, Riva, Rubiani, Salera, San Martino, Stazione di Riva, Talucco, Villa Motta Rasini |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luca Salvai |
Area | |
• Total | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
Population (30 September 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 35,805 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Demonym | Pinerolesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 10064 |
Dialing code | 0121 |
Patron saint | St. Donatus |
Saint day | Monday after last Sunday of August |
Website | Official website |
Pinerolo (Italian pronunciation: [pineˈrɔːlo]; Piedmontese: Pinareul [pinaˈrøl]; French: Pignerol; Occitan: Pineròl) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northwestern Italy, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Turin on the river Chisone. The Lemina torrent has its source at the boundary between Pinerolo and San Pietro Val di Lemina.