Cossano Belbo

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Cossano Belbo
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Cossano Belbo (Italy)
Cossano Belbo
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates 44 ° 40 ′  N , 8 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  E
surface 20 km²
Residents 940 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 47 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 12054
prefix 0141
ISTAT number 004074

Cossano Belbo ( Piedmontese Cossan an Belb ) is a municipality with 940 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Cuneo (CN), Piedmont region .

geography

The place is about 60 km southeast of Turin on the Belbo in the river system of the Po . The municipality covers an area of ​​20 km² .

The neighboring municipalities are Camo , Cessole , Loazzolo , Mango , Rocchetta Belbo , Santo Stefano Belbo and Vesime .

Specialties in viticulture

Vines for Dolcetto d'Alba , a red wine with DOC status, are grown in Cossano Belbo . The berries of the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grape varieties can be processed into Alta Langa sparkling wine . The Muscat grape for Asti Spumante , a sweet DOCG sparkling wine with a low alcohol content, and for the still wine Moscato d'Asti are also grown here.

Individual evidence

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