Castellamonte
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 22 ′ N , 7 ° 43 ′ 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
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 .
Sons and daughters
- Roberto Farinella (* 1968), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Biella
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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)