Castellamonte

Castellamonte
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin  (TO)
Coordinates	45 ° 22 ′  N , 7 ° 43 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 43 ′ 0 ″  E
height	343.17  m slm
surface	38 km²
Residents	9,845 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	259 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	10081
prefix	0124
ISTAT number	001066
Popular name	Castellamontesi
Patron saint	Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Website	Castellamonte

Castellamonte ( Piedmontese Castlamont ) is an Italian commune with 9845 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region .

geography

Castellamonte

The neighboring municipalities are Trausella , Meugliano , Rueglio , Cintano , Issiglio , Colleretto Castelnuovo , Lugnacco , Borgiallo , Castelnuovo Nigra , Vidracco , Parella , Quagliuzzo , Cuorgnè , Baldissero Canavese , San Martino Canavese , Torre Canavese , Bairo , Valperga , Salassa , Ozegna and Rivarolo Canavese . The place is under the patronage of Our Lady of Mount Carmel .

The place is 39 km from Turin at an altitude of 343 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of ​​38.5 km².

Attractions

• The eponymous lock.
• The Romanesque campanile .
• The Rotonda Antonelliana , remains of a monumental church project by Alessandro Antonelli , which began in 1842 and ended in 1846 due to lack of money.
• The neo-Gothic church of Santi Pietro e Paolo was built instead .

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  Castelmonte Castle.

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  The campanile

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  The parish hall

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  Rotonda Antonelliana

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  Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo

Sons and daughters

• Roberto Farinella (* 1968), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Biella

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

• Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)