Cuceglio (Cusele in Piedmontese language) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Turin.

Cuceglio
Comune di Cuceglio
Veduta del paese
Veduta del paese
Coat of arms of Cuceglio
Location of Cuceglio
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Cuceglio is located in Italy
Cuceglio
Cuceglio
Location of Cuceglio in Italy
Cuceglio is located in Piedmont
Cuceglio
Cuceglio
Cuceglio (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°22′N 7°49′E / 45.367°N 7.817°E / 45.367; 7.817
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Metropolitan cityTurin (TO)
FrazioniCascine Cuffia
Government
 • MayorSergio Pilotto
Area
 • Total6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Elevation
[1] average altitude
366 m (1,201 ft)
Population
 • Total989
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
DemonymCucegliesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10090
Dialing code0124
WebsiteOfficial website

Monuments and places of interest

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Il Santuario della Beata Vergine Addolorata

In Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, the central square, there is the first Italian monument erected in honor of the king Umberto I of Italy and immediately behind an oak planted in honor of the queen.

The village is divided into two districts, the "Gui" and the "Riva" and a fraction, the "Cascine Cuffia". The latter are detached from the village and are at the bottom towards the plain, the "Gui" is the lower part of the real village and the "Riva" the highest part and includes the Sanctuary of the Beata Vergine Addolorata (Cuceglio), built between the 1747 and the 1758.[2] From there is visible most of the flat land of "canavese", up to Turin.

Society

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Demographic evolution

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registered population [3]
(Source: Italian National Institute for Statistics)
Year186118711881190119111921193119361951196119711981199120012011
Population124811871144133514821242918918750688774771843925997

Ethnicities and foreign minorities

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As reported from the Istat there are 81 foreigners (38 males and 41 females) resident in Cuceglio, at 1 January 2011.[4]

Economy

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For centuries in these morainic hills the main activity has been viticulture, then the cultivation of the vine up to the production of wine. Many wines are produced in Cuceglio, but certainly the most precious and characteristic is Erbaluce, from the name of homonymous vine. In Cuceglio there is the Cantina Sociale of the Canavese area and the Cantina Roletto.

Cuceglio borders the following municipalities: Scarmagno, Agliè, Vialfrè, Mercenasco, San Giorgio Canavese, and Montalenghe.

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Le chiese www.comune.cuceglio.to.it Archived 2019-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Statistiche I.Stat - ISTAT; URL consultato in data 28 dicembre 2012.
  4. ^ Stranieri residenti al 1° gennaio 2021 http://dati.istat.it