Pont Canavese | |
Official Name: | Comune di Pont Canavese |
Coordinates: | 45.4167°N 43°W |
Region: | Piedmont |
Metropolitan City: | Turin (TO) |
Mayor: | Paolo Coppo |
Area Total Km2: | 19.06 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3367 |
Population As Of: | 1-1-2017 |
Population Demonym: | Pontese(i) |
Elevation M: | 461 |
Postal Code: | 10085 |
Area Code: | 0124 |
Pont Canavese is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40km (30miles) north of Turin. It occupies a small fluvial plain between the rivers Orco and Soana: its names (Pont, derived from the Latin ad duos pontes, being the Franco-Provençal word for "bridge") derives from the series of bridges that were historically built here to cross those rivers.
Pont Canavese borders the following municipalities: Ronco Canavese, Ingria, Frassinetto, Sparone, Chiesanuova, Cuorgnè and Alpette. Sights include the archaeological site of Santa Maria in Doblazio, the church of San Costanzo (1328) and a series of towers of medieval origins, once belonging to the local most powerful families.