Province of Cuneo

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Map of the province of Cuneo
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Map of the province of Cuneo
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Map of municipalities of province of Cuneo

The province of Cuneo (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west, it borders the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes), to the north the Metropolitan City of Turin, to the east the province of Asti and to the south the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as Template:Langnf, because it is the largest province in Piedmont and the fourth-largest in Italy (following Sassari, South Tyrol and Foggia).Template:Sfn Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before their cession to France in 1947.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Municipalities

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Cuneo
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Alba
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Bra
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Fossano
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Mondovì
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Savigliano
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Saluzzo
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Borgo San Dalmazzo
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Busca
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Racconigi
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Boves
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Cherasco
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Barge
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Dronero

Its capital is the city of Cuneo.Template:Sfn Of the 250 comuni in the province, the largest by population are:

Commune Population
Cuneo 56,201
Alba 31,346
Bra 29,593
Fossano 24,306
Mondovì 22,730
Savigliano 21,526
Saluzzo 16,971
Borgo San Dalmazzo 12,457
Busca 10,116
Racconigi 10,094
Boves 9,807
Cherasco 9,128
Barge 7,694
Dronero 7,065

The full list is:

Economy

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Headquarters of Ferrero SpA in Alba

Companies active in the province include:

Many important industrial groups have branches in the province: Michelin (Cuneo and Fossano), Saint-Gobain (Savigliano), Valeo (Mondovì), Asahi Glass Co. (Cuneo), ITT (Barge), Diageo (Santa Vittoria d'Alba) and Nestlé (Moretta).Template:Sfn

Cuneo is also the land of important wines, mostly produced in the Langhe and Roero hills, such as Barbaresco, Barolo, Nebbiolo, Barbera and many others.

Transport

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Cuneo International Airport
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Tenda railway line near the Col de Tende

Airports

Motorways

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):

Railway lines

See also

References

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Sources

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