Colleretto Giacosa Explained

Colleretto Giacosa
Official Name:Comune di Colleretto Giacosa
Coordinates:45.4333°N 54°W
Region:Piedmont
Metropolitan City:Turin (TO)
Frazioni:Campana
Mayor:Ernesto Marco
Area Total Km2:4.59
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:586
Population As Of:31 August 2021
Population Demonym:Collerettese(i)
Elevation M:280
Saint:San Felice
Day:Third sunday of October
Postal Code:10010
Area Code:0125

Colleretto Giacosa is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40km (30miles) north of Turin.

Colleretto Giacosa borders the following municipalities: Samone, Loranzè, Pavone Canavese, Parella, and San Martino Canavese.

The poet, playwright and librettist Giuseppe Giacosa (1847 – 1906) was born in the then Colleretto Parella, the town changed its name after him.

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.