Carmagnola (Piedmont)

Carmagnola
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin  (TO)
Coordinates	44 ° 51 '  N , 7 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 51 '0 "  N , 7 ° 43' 0"  E
height	240  m slm
surface	96.38 km²
Residents	28,924 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	300 inhabitants / km²
Factions	San Bernardo, Salsasio, San Giovanni, San Michele Grato, Cappuccini, Casanova, Tuninetti, Vallongo, Motta e Corno
Post Code	10022
prefix	+ 39-011
ISTAT number	001059
Popular name	Carmagnolesi
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception
Website	Carmagnola
Piazza Sant'Agostino, old town

Carmagnola ( Piedmontese Carmagnòla ) is a city with 28,924 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Turin , Piedmont region , in Italy . The city is under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception .

geography

palazzo Lomellini, contemporary art museum

Is town hall

Carmagnola is located on the right bank of the Po , 25 km south of the provincial capital Turin . The municipality covers an area of ​​96.38 km². The neighboring municipalities are Poirino , Villastellone , Carignano , Lombriasco , Ceresole Alba ( CN ), Racconigi (CN), Sommariva del Bosco (CN) and Caramagna Piemonte (CN).

history

Facade of the Church of Sant'Agostino

Carmagnola is mentioned in documents for the first time in the 11th century. It was formerly a county and belonged to the Marquis of Saluzzo . Under their rule, the city was fortified by a wall and a castle was built. In 1522 Charles V took possession of the city. After the Battle of Ceresole in 1544 , the region fell to France . The French turned Carmagnola ( French Carmagnole ) into a powerful arsenal during the 16th century. In 1588 the place was conquered by Charles Emanuel I of the Savoy . In the 17th century, Carmagnola came back to France for some time (1637-1642) during the civil war between the Madamisti and Principisti (supporters of the French and the House of Savoy). In 1690 the city was captured by the French general Nicolas de Catinat , but was regained by Viktor Amadeus II of Savoy the following year . While the defenses of Carmagnola were demolished and its strategic importance gradually declined, it developed into an agricultural and trading center, exporting considerable quantities of rope and hemp in particular to Liguria and southern France. The agricultural and trading sector remained important until after the Second World War , from which time the industrialization process brought about a profound change through increased immigration and the rapid expansion of the city.

Population development

Attractions

Carmagnola hides the remains of former fortifications, several Gothic churches and a synagogue with a beautifully furnished interior that can be visited once a month.

Town twinning

• Opatija , Croatia
• Río Tercero , Argentina

Personalities

• Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola (around 1385 - 1432), Condottiere
• Jean-Pierre Sola (1791–1881), Bishop of Nice
• Giacomo Lanzetti (* 1942), Bishop of Alba
• Gianluigi Lentini (* 1969), football player
• Davide Longo (* 1971), writer
• Guido Martina (1906–1991), comic book author
• Giuseppe Bartolomeo Menocchio (1741–1823), Curia Bishop

Web links

Commons : Carmagnola  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City website (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Note to the Carmagnola community on the synagogue ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.