Faule

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Faule
Comune di Faule
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Faule's panorama with Villafranca Piemonte street
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Location of Faule in Italy
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Faule
Faule (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°48′N7°35′E / 44.800°N 7.583°E / 44.800; 7.583 Coordinates: 44°48′N7°35′E / 44.800°N 7.583°E / 44.800; 7.583
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Province Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni Cascinetta,Motta,Porto
Government
  MayorGiuseppe Scarafia (Civic List)
Area
  Total6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
(3-3-2017) [1]
  Total493
  Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Faulese(i)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12030
Dialing code 011
Website Official website

Faule is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Cuneo, near the Po River. The city is famous for the piedmontais traditional food "Bagna Cauda"

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

Province of Cuneo Province of Italy

Cuneo (Italian) or Coni is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. To the north it borders with the Metropolitan City of Turin. To the east it borders with the province of Asti. To the south it borders with the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as La Provincia Granda, Piedmontese for "The Big Province", because it is the fourth largest province in Italy and the largest one in Piedmont. Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before cession to France in 1947.

Italy republic in Southern Europe

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.

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It is home to a 10th-century castle and to several medieval buildings.

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References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.