Revello | |
Official Name: | Comune di Revello |
Coordinates: | 44.65°N 30°W |
Region: | Piedmont |
Province: | Cuneo (CN) |
Frazioni: | Campagnole, Morra San Martino, Madonna delle Grazie, San Firmino, San Pietro, Staffarda, Tetti Pertusio, Dietro Castello |
Mayor: | Daniele Mattio |
Area Total Km2: | 53.5 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 4226 |
Population As Of: | 31 May 2007 |
Population Demonym: | Revellesi |
Elevation M: | 351 |
Saint: | St. Roch, St. Blaise |
Day: | August 20, February 5 |
Postal Code: | 12036 |
Area Code: | 0175 |
Revello (Arvel in Piedmontese, Revel in Occitan) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50km (30miles) southwest of Turin and about 30km (20miles) northwest of Cuneo.
Revello borders the following municipalities: Barge, Brondello, Cardè, Envie, Gambasca, Martiniana Po, Pagno, Rifreddo, and Saluzzo. In the frazione of San Firmino, on the Po River, is the eponymous church, built over an ancient Roman temple (of which parts of two columns remain).
Revello used to be a small city in the late middle ages of the former Marquisate of Saluzzo. It is found on a Courts register dating back to the tenth century. In this register it is called "Curtis Regia".
Revello is twinned with: