Ostana

Ostana
Comune di Ostana
Location of Ostana
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Ostana is located in Italy
Ostana
Ostana
Location of Ostana in Italy
Ostana is located in Piedmont
Ostana
Ostana
Ostana (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°42′N 7°11′E / 44.700°N 7.183°E / 44.700; 7.183
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceCuneo (CN)
Government
 • MayorSilvia Rovere
Area
 • Total
16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
87
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
DemonymOstanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12030
Dialing code0175

Ostana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Cuneo. Its population has been in decline and in January 2016 it recorded its first birth since the 1980s.[3]

Ostana borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo Piemonte, Barge, Crissolo, Oncino, and Paesana. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Data from ISTAT
  3. ^ "Italian town welcomes first baby for 28 years". BBC News. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Piemonte" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.