| Cherasco | |
| Official Name: | Comune di Cherasco |
| Native Name: | Cherasch |
| Coordinates: | 44.65°N 59°W |
| Region: | Piedmont |
| Province: | Province of Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni: | Bricco de' Faule, Roreto, Barali, Bernocchi, Cappellazzo, Carena, Corno, Furno, Ghidone, Gianoglio, Giardina, Gombe, Meane, Picchi, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, San Gregorio, San Martino, Sant'Antonino, Sant'Antonio, Tetti Lelli, Veglia |
| Mayor: | Carlo Davico |
| Area Total Km2: | 81.54 |
| Population Total: | 9383 |
| Population As Of: | 1 January 2021 |
| Population Demonym: | Cheraschese(i) |
| Elevation M: | 288 |
| Postal Code: | 12062 |
| Area Code: | 0172 |
Cherasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50km (30miles) southeast of Turin and about 40km (30miles) northeast of Cuneo. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 9096 and an area of 81.2km2.[1]
The municipality of Cherasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Bricco de' Faule, Cappellazzo, Meane, Roreto, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, Sant'Antonio and Veglia.
Cherasco borders the following municipalities: Bra, Cavallermaggiore, Cervere, La Morra, Marene, Narzole, and Salmour.
The Cherasco Synagogue in the old Jewish ghetto has a notable Baroque Torah ark and bimah.
The Visconti Castle is a medieval one, uilt in the 14th century by Luchino Visconti, Lord of Milan, and partly reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th century.
On 28 April 1796 in Cherasco was signed an armistice between Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy. Cherasco is twinned with:[2]
Villars-sur-Var, France (1981)
Piliscsaba, Hungary (2005)
Cefa, Romania (2006)