Province of Cuneo

Province of Cuneo
—  Province  —
Map highlighting the location of the province of Cuneo in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Capital(s)	Cuneo
Comuni	250
Government
– President	Gianna Gancia
Area
– Total	6,903 km2 (2,665.3 sq mi)
Population (2001)
– Total	556,359
– Density	80.6/km2 (208.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	12100
Telephone prefix	0171
Vehicle registration	CN
ISTAT	004

ayr 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 (departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes). To the north it borders on the province of Turin. To the east it borders on the province of Asti. To the south it borders on the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as the Provincia Granda, the big province, because it is the third largest province in Italy (following the provinces of South Tyrol and Foggia). This has created problems in the past with the Alba's inhabitants, frustrated from the long trip to Cuneo every time they need to have business with the provincial government. The issue of dividing the province into two has been brought up several times. Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before cession to France in 1947.

Map of the province of Cuneo.

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

Commune	Population
Cuneo	54,853
Alba	30,181
Bra	28,890
Fossano	24,224
Mondovì	22,092
Savigliano	20,510
Saluzzo	16,244
Borgo San Dalmazzo	11,761
Racconigi	9,838
Busca	9,687
Boves	9,536
Cherasco	7,633
Barge	7,584
Dronero	7,127

See also

• Communes of the province of Cuneo
• Piemonte (wine)

External links

• Provincia di Cuneo homepage (in Italian)