Nichelino

Nichelino
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin  (TO)
Coordinates	45 ° 0 ′  N , 7 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  E
height	229  m slm
surface	20.6 km²
Residents	47,508 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	2,306 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	10042
prefix	011
ISTAT number	001164
Popular name	Nichelinesi
Patron saint	San Matteo
Website	Nichelino

Nichelino ( Piedmontese Ël Niclin ) is a municipality with 47,508 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region .

The parish church of Nichelino

Stupinigi's hunting lodge

geography

The place is at an altitude of 229  m slm. The municipality covers an area of ​​20.6 km².

The neighboring municipalities are Turin , Orbassano , Beinasco , Moncalieri , Candiolo and Vinovo .

Population development

Attractions

The castle of Stupinigi (Italian palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, German hunting lodge of Stupinigi), about 10 kilometers southwest of Turin belongs to the municipality of Nichelino. It was a hunting seat of the Dukes of Savoy and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Residences of the House of Savoy since 1997 .

Town twinning

Nichelino has been twinning cities with Caluire-et-Cuire in the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes since 2006 and with the Maltese city ​​of Victoria since 2009 .

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Nichelino  - album with pictures, videos and audio files