Giaveno
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 2 ' N , 7 ° 21' E | |
height | 506 m slm | |
surface | 71 km² | |
Residents | 16,425 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 231 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 10094 | |
prefix | 011 | |
ISTAT number | 001115 | |
Popular name | Giavenesi | |
Patron saint | St. Laurentius and St. Anterus | |
Website | Giaveno |
Giaveno ( Piedmontese Giaven , Franco-Provencal Djavën ) is a municipality with 16,425 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region .
The municipality consists of the districts Alpe Colombino, Buffa, Chiarmetta, Colpastore, Dalmassi, Maddalena, Mollar dei Franchi, Pontepietra, Provonda, Ruata Sangone, Sala, Selvaggio and Villa. The neighboring municipalities are Avigliana , Valgioie , Coazze , Trana , Perosa Argentina , Cumiana and Pinasca .
The town's patron saints are St. Laurentius and St. Anterus .
geography
The place is at an altitude of 506 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 71 km².
Culture and festivals
The place is known for its porcini mushrooms . This becomes particularly evident in the first two weeks of October at the Fungo in festa festival .
Every year on August 10th, the name day of St. Lawrence, the village festival The Fires of St. Lawrence (Fuochi di San Lorenzo) takes place.
Personalities
- Alfredo Bai (1913–1980), artist
- Gianni Oliva (* 1952), historian and politician
- Livio Maritano (1925-2014), bishop
- Francesco Gonin (1808-1889), Painter
- Osvaldo Napoli (* 1944), politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Festa del Fungo Porcino a Giaveno in regioni Italiane , accessed on May 16, 2015.