Saluzzo
Salusse (Piedmontese) | |
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| Città di Saluzzo | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Saluzzo  | |
  Saluzzo Location of Saluzzo in Italy  Saluzzo Saluzzo (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°39′N 07°29′E / 44.650°N 7.483°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | Casa Fornace, Cascina Budigiai, Castellar, Colombaro Rossi, La Creusa, La Stella, Le Prese, Regione Liona, Regione Paschere, Revalanca, Ruata Eandi, Ruata Re, San Bernardino, Sant'Ugo, Torrazza |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mauro Calderoni (since 27 May 2014) (Civic List) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 17.574 |
| • Density | 0.23/km2 (0.61/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saluzzese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12037 |
| Dialing code | 0175 |
| Patron saint | St. Chiaffredo |
| Saint day | The Monday after the First September's Sunday |
| Website | www |
Saluzzo (Italian: [saˈluttso]; Piedmontese: Salusse [saˈlyse]) is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, in the Piedmont region, Italy.
The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc. are found in the surrounding mountains. On 1 January 2017 it had a population of 17.581
Saluzzo was the birthplace of the writer Silvio Pellico and of typographer Giambattista Bodoni.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from ISTAT