Carignano (; ) is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin
The Metropolitan City of Turin (; Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the prov ...
in the Italian region
Piedmont
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, located about south of
Turin
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) 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 city is main ...
. Carignano borders the following municipalities:
Moncalieri
Moncalieri (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 56,134 inhabitants (31 January 2022) about directly south of downtown Turin (to whose Metropolitan City of Turin, Metropolitan City it belongs), in Piedmont, Italy. It is the most populous suburb ...
,
Vinovo,
La Loggia,
Piobesi Torinese,
Villastellone,
Castagnole Piemonte,
Osasio,
Lombriasco and
Carmagnola.
Points of interest
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Sanctuary of Valinotto, a masterwork by the architect
Bernardo Vittone
image:Grignasco-ChiesaParrocchiale.jpg, Parish Church of Grignasco
Bernardo Antonio Vittone (19 August 1704 – 19 October 1770) was an Italian architect and writer. He was one of the three most important Baroque architects active in the Piedmont ...
, lies within the territory of the town.
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Villa Malenchini Fortuny, Carignano, a 16th-century rural palace.
See also
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Carignane
References
External links
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Official website
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