Orio Canavese

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Orio Canavese
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Orio Canavese (Italy)
Orio Canavese
Country Italy
region Piedmont
Metropolitan city Turin  (TO)
Coordinates 45 ° 20 ′  N , 7 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  E
height 327  m slm
surface 7 km²
Residents 767 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 110 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 10010
prefix 011
ISTAT number 001172
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Orio Canavese ( Piedmontese Òr ) is a municipality with 767 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region .

geography

The place is on a ridge north of Turin, not far from Caluso, east of the A5 motorway, into the Aosta Valley. The neighboring municipalities are Mercenasco , San Giorgio Canavese , Montalenghe and Barone Canavese . The municipality covers an area of ​​7 km².

Attractions

The local attractions include:

  • the Chiesa Parrocchiale della Natività di Maria Vergine from 1842
  • the Cappella di Santa Maria, with a baroque facade and pointed tower. The chapel was used as a morgue in 1879
  • the Chiesa di San Rocco from the 18th century
  • the Castello d'Orio, a 17th century residence.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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