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 | |
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| Comune di Faule | |
 Faule's panorama with Villafranca Piemonte street | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Faule  | |
  Faule Location of Faule in Italy  Faule Faule (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°48′N 7°35′E / 44.800°N 7.583°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | Cascinetta,Motta,Porto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Scarafia (Civic List) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (3-3-2017)[2] | |
• Total | 493 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Faulese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12030 |
| Dialing code | 011 |
| Website | Official website |
It is home to a 10th-century castle and to several medieval buildings.
Twin towns — sister cities
editFaule is twinned with:
Humberto Primo, Argentina (1997)
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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