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. Cavour borders the following municipalities:

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History

Its ancient Roman name was ''Caburrum'' or ''Forum Vibii''. Cavour lies on the north side of a huge isolated mass of granite (the ''Rocca di Cavour'') which rises from the plain. On the summit was the Roman village, which belonged to the province of the Alpes Cottiae. There are some ruins of medieval fortifications. The town gave its name to the Benso family of

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, who were raised to the marquisate in 1771, and of which the statesman Cavour was a member.

People

Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour, Isolabella and Leri (, 10 August 1810 – 6 June 1861), generally known as Cavour ( , ), was an Italian politician, businessman, economist and noble, and a leading figure in the movement tow ...

* Mauro Picotto

References

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