Savigliano
Savigliano
Savijan (Piedmontese) | |
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| Comune di Savigliano | |
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Savigliano Location of Savigliano in Italy Savigliano Savigliano (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°38′E / 44.650°N 7.633°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | Apparizione, Braida, Canavere Alte, Canavere Basse, Cascina Due Porte, Cavallotta, Ex Ferriera, Levaldigi, Martinetto-Consolata, Oropa, Palazzo, Rigrasso, San Salvatore, Sanità, Solere, Suniglia, Tetti Roccia, Tetti Vigna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonello Portera |
| Area | |
• Total | 110.79 km2 (42.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2021) | |
• Total | 21,442 |
| • Density | 193.54/km2 (501.26/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saviglianese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12038 |
| Dialing code | 0172 |
| Patron saint | St. Sebastian |
| Saint day | August 19 |
| Website | Official website |
Savigliano (Piedmontese: Savijan) is a comune of Piedmont, Northern Italy, in the Province of Cuneo, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Turin by rail.
It is home to ironworks, foundries, locomotive works (once owned by Fiat Ferroviaria, now by Alstom) and silk manufactures, as well as sugar factories, printing works and cocoon-raising establishments.