Region of Piedmont

flag of Piedmont - italy

Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps mountain range, including the Monviso, where the Po River rises, and Monte Rosa. It borders with France, Switzerland, and the Italian regions of Lombardy, Liguria, Emilia Romagna and Aosta Valley,. A "piedmont" ( or piemonte as called in Italian) is a foothillm and "piedmont" has become, in geography, a generic designation for foothill regions.

Capital Turin
Provinces Alessandria
Asti
Biella
Cuneo
Novara
Turin
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Vercelli
Municipalities 1206
Area 25400 km2
Population (2004 est.) 4231334
  Climate of Piedmont
Month
Average monthly maximum temperature Average daily hours of sunshine Average monthly rainfall
April
8 to 17 8 hrs 95 mm
July
16 to 29 11 hrs 87 mm
October
15 to 20 6 hrs 90 mm
January
2 to 10 5 hrs 65 mm
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