Andezeno | |
Official Name: | Comune di Andezeno |
Coordinates: | 45.0333°N 59°W |
Region: | Piedmont |
Metropolitan City: | Turin (TO) |
Mayor: | Franco Gai |
Area Total Km2: | 7.49 |
Population Total: | 2006 |
Population As Of: | 1 January 2017[1] |
Population Demonym: | Andezenese(i) |
Elevation M: | 306 |
Saint: | Saint George Italian: San Giorgio |
Day: | 23 April (Saint George's Day) |
Postal Code: | 10020 |
Area Code: | 011 |
Website: | www.comune.andezeno.to.it |
Andezeno (Piedmontese: Andzen) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14km (09miles) southeast of Turin.
Andezeno borders the following municipalities: Marentino, Montaldo Torinese, Chieri, and Arignano.
According to Italian philologist and linguist Dante Olivieri, the name Andezeno originates from the Gallo-Latin word Andicus, which is said to be derived from the names of two villages, Andico and Andicello.
Andezeno was predominantly an agricultural community until the 1960s when the area surrounding the city of Turin underwent major industrialisation. Today, it mostly home to small businesses and enterprises.