Santena

Santena
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin  (TO)
Coordinates	44 ° 57 '  N , 7 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 57 '0 "  N , 7 ° 47' 0"  E
height	237  m slm
surface	16 km²
Residents	10,736 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	671 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	10026
prefix	011
ISTAT number	001257
Popular name	Santenesi
Patron saint	San Lorenzo
Website	Santena

Santena ( Piedmontese Santna ) is a municipality with 10,736 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region .

The community consists of the districts Tetti Busso, Tetti Giro, Luserna and Gamenario. The neighboring municipalities are Chieri , Cambiano , Trofarello , Poirino and Villastellone . The patron saint of the place is San Lorenzo .

geography

The place is at an altitude of 237 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of ​​16.21 km².

history

The existence of the place in Roman times is proven by ancient finds. The earliest finds date back to the year 150 AD, but it is very likely that settlement began earlier, in the first century AD, at the time of Emperor Augustus .

Culture and festivals

• An asparagus festival takes place regularly in May.
• A town festival takes place on August 10, the name day of the local saint.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

• Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)