Faule is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Cuneo, near the Po River. The city is famous for the piedmontais traditional food "Bagna Cauda"

Faule
Comune di Faule
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Faule's panorama with Villafranca Piemonte street
Coat of arms of Faule
Location of Faule
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Faule is located in Italy
Faule
Faule
Location of Faule in Italy
Faule is located in Piedmont
Faule
Faule
Faule (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°48′N 7°35′E / 44.800°N 7.583°E / 44.800; 7.583
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceCuneo (CN)
FrazioniCascinetta,Motta,Porto
Government
 • MayorGiuseppe Scarafia (Civic List)
Area
 • Total6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (3-3-2017)[2]
 • Total493
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
DemonymFaulese(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12030
Dialing code011
WebsiteOfficial website

It is home to a 10th-century castle and to several medieval buildings.

Twin towns — sister cities edit

Faule is twinned with:

References edit

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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