Cantarana is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Asti in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
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, located about southeast of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
and about west of
Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 863 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
The municipality of Cantarana contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Concentrico, Palazzasso, Torrazzo, Arboschio, Serralunga, Bricco dell'oca, Bricco Grosso, Bricco Aguggia, and Bricco Barrano.
Cantarana borders the following municipalities:
Dusino San Michele,
Ferrere
Ferrere is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about west of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,542 and an area of .All demographics and o ...
,
San Damiano d'Asti
San Damiano d'Asti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Asti.
History
The area of the municipality was once occupied in the Middle Ages by ...
,
Tigliole
Tigliole is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about west of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,676 and an area of .All demographics and o ...
,
Valfenera, and
Villafranca d'Asti
Villafranca d'Asti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about west of Asti.
The town was founded by the commune of Asti in 1275. It is home to the church of S ...
.
Image:Cantarana centro.JPG, Cantarana Centrum
Image:Giunta_cantarana_asti.jpg, Cantarana, Mayor and Assistants
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns — sister cities
Cantarana is
twinned with:
*
Chantraine
Chantraine () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Twin towns — sister cities
Chantraine is twinned with:
* Cantarana, Italy (2007)
See also
*Communes of the Vosges department
The following is a li ...
, France (2007)
References
External links
www.comune.cantarana.at.it
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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