Garessio

Garessio
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates	44 ° 12 '  N , 8 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 12 '0 "  N , 8 ° 1' 0"  E
height	621  m slm
surface	131.01 km²
Residents	2,987 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	23 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	12075
prefix	0174
ISTAT number	004095
Popular name	Garessini
Patron saint	San Rocco
Website	Comune.Garessio.cn.it

Garessio ( Piedmontese Garess , Ligurian Garesce ) is an Italian commune with 2987 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cuneo (CN) in the Piedmont region and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The most beautiful places in Italy) .

geography

Garessio is part of the municipality of Comunità Montana Alta Val Tanaro . The neighboring communities are Bardineto , Calizzano , Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena , Erli , Nasino , Ormea , Pamparato , Priola , Roburent and Viola .

The place is at an altitude of 621 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of ​​131.01  km² .

Personalities

• Giorgio Giugiaro (* 1938), industrial designer
• Giuseppe Penone (* 1947), artist

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed July 16, 2017 (Italian). 

Web links

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

• Homepage of the municipality (Italian)