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Cherasco — Comune — Comune di Cherasco Location of Cherasco in Italy Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°52′E / 44.65°N 7.867°ECoordinates: 44°39′N 7°52′E / 44.65°N 7.867°E Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Cuneo (CN) Frazioni Roreto, Bricco de' Faule, Veglia, Cappellazzo, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, Sant'Antonino Area - Total 81.2 km2 (31.4 sq mi) Elevation 288 m (945 ft) Population (Dec. 2004) - Total 7,624 - Density 93.9/km2 (243.2/sq mi) Demonym Cheraschesi Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 12062 Dialing code 0172 Website Official website Cherasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,624 and an area of 81.2 km².[1]
The municipality of Cherasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Roreto, Bricco de' Faule, Veglia, Cappellazzo, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, and Sant'Antonino.
Cherasco borders the following municipalities: Bra, Cavallermaggiore, Cervere, La Morra, Marene, Narzole, and Salmour.
The Cherasco Synagogue in the old Jewish ghetto has a notable Baroque Torah ark and bimah.
Demographic evolution
References
Categories:- Cities and towns in Piedmont
- Communes of the Province of Cuneo
- Province of Cuneo geography stubs
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