Pinasca

Pinasca
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin  (TO)
Coordinates	44 ° 57 '  N , 7 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 57 '0 "  N , 7 ° 14' 0"  E
height	560  m slm
surface	34 km²
Residents	2,918 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	86 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	10060
prefix	0121
ISTAT number	001190
Popular name	Pinaschesi
Patron saint	Santa Maria Assunta
Website	Comune di Pinasca

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Pinasca ( Piedmontese Pinasca , Occitan Pinascha ) is a municipality with 2918 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region . The municipality is part of the mountain commune Comunità Montana Valli Chisone e Germanasca .

The neighboring municipalities are Giaveno , Perosa Argentina , Cumiana , Pinerolo , Frossasco , San Pietro Val Lemina , Inverso Pinasca and Villar Perosa . The patron saint of the place is Santa Maria Assunta . The municipality covers an area of ​​34 km².

history

In the 16./17. In the 18th century, Waldensian families, among others the names Ayasse, Berthet, Gayde, Talmon, were expelled for reasons of faith. They found acceptance in the Duchy of Württemberg , where they founded the communities of Pinache and Serres, now districts of Wiernsheim .

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

• Homepage of the community