Revello
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
province | Cuneo (CN) | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 39 ' N , 7 ° 23' E | |
height | 351 m slm | |
surface | 53 km² | |
Residents | 4,253 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 80 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 12036 | |
prefix | 0175 | |
ISTAT number | 004180 | |
Popular name | Revellesi | |
Patron saint | San Rocco, San Biagio | |
Website | Revello |
Revello is a municipality with 4253 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Cuneo (CN), Piedmont region , about 50 km southwest of Turin .
geography
The town is located on a hillside at the end of the Valle Po , where the mountain valley in the Po Valley opens. The Po, which rises in the Cottian Alps, flows past 2 km south of the village and shows the first meanders at the valley exit .
The so-called Via Valle Po ( SS 622 ) begins in Revello and leads to the western mountains or via Saluzzo to Turin.
The place lies at an altitude of approx. 350 m slm. The municipality covers an area of 57.31 km² . The districts of Revello are San Pietro, Campagnole, Tetti Pertusio, Morra San Martino, Paschero, San Firmino and Staffarda.
The neighboring communities are Barge , Brondello , Cardè , Castellar , Envie , Gambasca , Martiniana Po , Pagno , Rifreddo and, downstream, the town of Saluzzo .
history
In the 10th century Revello is mentioned in a document as (Latin) Revellum .
Attractions
- Palazzo Marchionale. The palace chapel was painted entirely with frescoes at the beginning of the 16th century .
- Forte di Bramafam (a small fortress belonging to the Rocca family)
- In the northern neighboring town of Staffarda a former Cistercian abbey, the Santa Maria monastery .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ www.comune.revello.cn.it ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.