Pont-Canavese
Sign in to savethumb|left|The Ferranda tower and ruins of medieval castle Pont Canavese (Piedmontese: Punt, Arpitan: Pont) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. It occupies a small fluvial plain between the rivers Orco and Soana: its names (Pont, derived from the Latin ad duos pontes, being the Franco-Provençal word for "bridge") derives from the series of bridges that were historically built here to cross those rivers.
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Pont-Canavese is a small municipality near Turin in Italy's Piedmont region, situated on a plain between two rivers where historically important bridges were built. The town's name comes from those bridges—a reference to its strategic location at a crossing point between the Orco and Soana rivers.
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- Comune di Pont Canavese
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- Italian comune.region
- Piedmont
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- Turin (TO)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Paolo Coppo
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- 19.06
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- 3367
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- 1-1-2017
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- 461
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thumb|left|The Ferranda tower and ruins of medieval castle Pont Canavese (Piedmontese: Punt, Arpitan: Pont) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. It occupies a small fluvial plain between the rivers Orco and Soana: its names (Pont, derived from the Latin ad duos pontes, being the Franco-Provençal word for "bridge") derives from the series of bridges that were historically built here to cross those rivers.
Pont Canavese borders the following municipalities: Ronco Canavese, Ingria, Frassinetto, Sparone, Chiesanuova, Cuorgnè and Alpette. Sights include the archaeological site of Santa Maria in Doblazio, the church of San Costanzo (1328) and a series of towers of medieval origins, once belonging to the local most powerful families.