Luserna San Giovanni
Luserna San Giovanni | |
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| Comune di Luserna San Giovanni | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Luserna San Giovanni | |
  Luserna San Giovanni Location of Luserna San Giovanni in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′N 7°15′E / 44.817°N 7.250°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | Airali, Luserna, San Giovanni, Baussan, Boer, Jallà, Pecoul, Ricoun, Saret |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Duillio Canale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi) |
| Population (30 September 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,252 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lusernesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10062 |
| Dialing code | 0121 |
| Website | Official website |
Luserna San Giovanni (Occitan: Luzerna e San Jan, Piedmontese: Luserna e San Gioann, French: Lucerne Saint-Jean) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the Val Pellice about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Turin.
Luserna San Giovanni borders the following municipalities: Angrogna, Bricherasio, Torre Pellice, Bibiana, Lusernetta, Rorà, and Bagnolo Piemonte.
History
[edit]Until a merger in 1872, San Giovanni and Luserna were separate villages.[3] Caffarel, an Italian chocolate conglomerate, was founded in the area in 1826.[4]
Twin towns — sister cities
[edit]Luserna San Giovanni is twinned with:
Prievidza, Slovakia
Savines-le-Lac, France
Colonia Valdense, Uruguay
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Luserna San Giovanni Notary Records". www.waldensian.info. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ "CAFFAREL | About the Lindt & Sprüngli Group | Lindt & Sprüngli". www.lindt-spruengli.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
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