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Chiomonte
Sign in to saveChiomonte (, ) is a comune (municipality) within the metropolitan city of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about west of Turin itself. The name of the town derives from the Latin Calcis Mons, which refers to the calcium-rich soil of the area. Before the 8th century, Chiomonte was located on the south side of its present valley but, after a landslide, the town was moved to its present location.
Chiomonte is a small municipality in the Turin metropolitan area of Italy's Piedmont region, whose name comes from Latin words referring to the calcium-rich soil found there. The town is historically notable because it was relocated to its current location after a landslide occurred sometime before the 8th century.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Chiomonte
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Chiomonte
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Chiomonte.jpg
- Italian comune.region
- Piedmont
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Turin (TO)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Frais, Ramat
- Italian comune.mayor
- Silvano Ollivier
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 26.7
- Italian comune.population_total
- 931
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 September 2011
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Chiomontini or Chiomontesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 750
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 10050
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0122
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- comune of Italy
- Official name
- Chiomonte
- Demonym
- chiomontesi
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Metropolitan City of Turin
- Population
- 854
- Area
- 26.76
- Elevation
- 750
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Usseaux
- Official website
- www.comune.chiomonte.to.it
- Image
- Chiomonte paese.JPG
- Dialing code
- 0122
- Licence plate code
- TO
- Patron saint
- Saint Sebastian
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- Commons category
- Chiomonte
- postal code
- 10050
- topic's main category
- Category:Chiomonte
- native label
- Chiomonte
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Chiomonte (, ) is a comune (municipality) within the metropolitan city of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about west of Turin itself. The name of the town derives from the Latin Calcis Mons, which refers to the calcium-rich soil of the area. Before the 8th century, Chiomonte was located on the south side of its present valley but, after a landslide, the town was moved to its present location.
Chiomonte borders the following municipalities: Giaglione, Exilles, Gravere, and Usseaux.
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