Fossano

Fossano
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates	44 ° 33 '  N , 7 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 33 '0 "  N , 7 ° 44' 0"  E
height	375  m slm
surface	130 km²
Residents	24,477 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	188 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	12045
prefix	0172
ISTAT number	004089
Popular name	Fossanesi
Patron saint	San Giovenale
Website	Fossano

Fossano ( Piedmontese Fossan , Latin Fossanum ) is a municipality with 24,477 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Cuneo (CN), Piedmont region .

The neighboring communities are Bene Vagienna , Centallo , Cervere , Genola , Montanera , Salmour , Sant'Albano Stura , Savigliano , Trinità and Villafalletto . The patron saint of the place is Juvenalis von Benevento , after which the cathedral San Giovenale is named.

The municipality covers an area of ​​130 km² .

Town twinning

There is a partnership with the city of Rafaela in Argentina .

sons and daughters of the town

• Giuseppe Cardinal Beltrami (1889–1973), Cardinal of the Curia
• Sandro Cois (* 1972), soccer player
• Giorgio Lingua (* 1960), Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat
• Gustavo Pfati (1887–1965), chocolatier

literature

• Giuseppe Gullino, Carlo Morra: Fossano. Pagine di storia e arte , Società per gli studi storici archeologici ed artistici della Provincia di Cuneo, Cuneo 1998.

Web links

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

• Community website

Individual evidence

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