The Metropolitan City of Turin (; Piedmontese: ''sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

region of

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. Its capital is the city of

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

. It replaced the province of Turin and comprises 312 ''

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''). It was created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and established by the Law 56/2014. It has been officially operating since 1 January 2015. It has 2,207,873 inhabitants. The Metropolitan City of Turin is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (''sindaco metropolitano'') and by the Metropolitan Council (''consiglio metropolitano''). Since 27 October 2021, Stefano Lo Russo has served as the mayor of the capital city, succeeding Chiara Appendino. The largest Metropolitan City of Italy, it is the only one to border a foreign state,

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Geography

It has an area of , and a total population of 2,211,114. There are 312 ''

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'') in the metropolitan area – the most of any province or metropolitan city in Italy. The province with the second highest number of ''comuni'' (municipalities) is

Cuneo Cuneo (; ; ; ) is a city and in Piedmont, Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in the south-west of Piedmont, at the confluence of the ri ...

with 250. The territory consists of a mountainous area to the west and north along the border with France and with the Valle d'Aosta, and part that is flat or hilly in the south and east. The mountainous part is home to part of the Hautes Alpes, the Graian Alps and, to a much lesser extent, the Pennine Alps. The highest point in the Metropolitan City of Turin is the Roc (4,026 m), located in the Gran Paradiso massif on the border with Valle d'Aosta. Several wildlife reserves are located in the province, including the Sacro Monte Natural Reserve in Belmonte and the Gran Paradiso National Park. The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, located in Turin and several other towns in the province, as well as the Sacro Monte di Belmonte, are

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Demographics

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Turin

Metropolitan Council

The new metro municipalities, giving large urban areas the administrative powers of a province, are conceived for improving the performance of local administrations and to slash local spending by better coordinating the municipalities in providing basic services (including transport, school and social programs) and environment protection. In this policy framework, the Mayor of Turin is designated to exercise the functions of Metropolitan mayor, presiding over a Metropolitan Council formed by 18 mayors of municipalities within the Metro municipality. The first Metropolitan Council of the City was elected on 12 October 2014:

Municipalities

There are 118 municipalities (''

)'' in the Metropolitan City. are: The 10 largest by population are: Castle of Moncalieri 2818

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* Agliè * Airasca * Ala di Stura * Albiano d'Ivrea * Almese * Alpette * Alpignano * Andezeno * Andrate * Angrogna * Arignano *

Avigliana Avigliana (; ; ) is a town and (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of Italy, with 12,129 inhabitants as of 1 January 2023. It lies about west of Turin in the Susa valley, on the motorway going from Turin to ...

* Azeglio * Bairo * Balangero * Baldissero Canavese * Baldissero Torinese * Balme * Banchette * Barbania * Bardonecchia * Barone Canavese * Beinasco * Bibiana * Bobbio Pellice * Bollengo * Borgaro Torinese * Borgiallo * Borgofranco d'Ivrea * Borgomasino * Borgone Susa * Bosconero * Brandizzo * Bricherasio * Brosso * Brozolo * Bruino * Brusasco * Bruzolo * Buriasco * Burolo * Busano * Bussoleno * Buttigliera Alta * Cafasse * Caluso * Cambiano * Campiglione-Fenile * Candia Canavese * Candiolo * Canischio * Cantalupa * Cantoira * Caprie * Caravino * Carema * Carignano * Carmagnola * Casalborgone * Cascinette d'Ivrea * Caselette * Caselle Torinese * Castagneto Po * Castagnole Piemonte * Castellamonte * Castelnuovo Nigra * Castiglione Torinese * Cavagnolo * Cavour * Cercenasco * Ceres * Ceresole Reale * Cesana Torinese * Chialamberto * Chianocco * Chiaverano * Chieri * Chiesanuova * Chiomonte * Chiusa di San Michele * Chivasso * Ciconio * Cintano * Cinzano * Cirié * Claviere * Coassolo Torinese * Coazze * Collegno * Colleretto Castelnuovo * Colleretto Giacosa * Condove * Corio * Cossano Canavese * Cuceglio * Cumiana * Cuorgnè * Druento * Exilles * Favria * Feletto * Fenestrelle * Fiano * Fiorano Canavese * Foglizzo * Forno Canavese * Frassinetto * Front * Frossasco * Garzigliana * Gassino Torinese * Germagnano * Giaglione *

Giaveno Giaveno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin. History Giaveno has very ancient origins; some local historians trace the first settlement back to Roman time ...

* Givoletto * Gravere * Groscavallo * Grosso * Grugliasco *

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* Inverso Pinasca * Isolabella * Issiglio * Ivrea * La Cassa * La Loggia * Lanzo Torinese * Lauriano * Leinì * Lemie * Lessolo * Levone * Locana * Lombardore * Lombriasco * Loranzè * Luserna San Giovanni * Lusernetta * Lusigliè * Macello * Maglione * Mappano * Marentino * Massello * Mathi * Mattie * Mazzè * Meana di Susa * Mercenasco * Mezzenile * Mombello di Torino * Mompantero * Monastero di Lanzo * Moncalieri * Moncenisio * Montaldo Torinese * Montalenghe * Montalto Dora * Montanaro * Monteu da Po * Moriondo Torinese * Nichelino * Noasca * Nole * Nomaglio * None * Novalesa * Oglianico * Orbassano * Orio Canavese * Osasco * Osasio * Oulx * Ozegna * Palazzo Canavese *

Pancalieri Pancalieri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, about 30 km southwest of Turin. Pancalieri borders the following municipalities: Osasio, Virle Piemonte, Vigone, Lombriasco, Ca ...

* Parella * Pavarolo * Pavone Canavese * Pecetto Torinese * Perosa Argentina * Perosa Canavese *

Perrero Perrero (; ) is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin. Perrero borders the following municipalities: Roure, Italy, Roure, Perosa Argentina, Massello, Pomaret ...

* Pertusio * Pessinetto * Pianezza * Pinasca * Pinerolo * Pino Torinese * Piobesi Torinese * Piossasco * Piscina * Piverone * Poirino * Pomaretto * Pont-Canavese * Porte * Pragelato * Prali * Pralormo * Pramollo * Prarostino * Prascorsano * Pratiglione * Quagliuzzo * Quassolo * Quincinetto * Reano * Ribordone * Riva presso Chieri * Rivalba * Rivalta di Torino * Rivara * Rivarolo Canavese * Rivarossa * Rivoli * Robassomero * Rocca Canavese * Roletto * Romano Canavese * Ronco Canavese * Rondissone * Rorà * Rosta * Roure * Rubiana * Rueglio * Salassa * Salbertrand * Salerano Canavese * Salza di Pinerolo * Samone * San Benigno Canavese * San Carlo Canavese * San Colombano Belmonte * San Didero * San Francesco al Campo * San Germano Chisone * San Gillio * San Giorgio Canavese * San Giorio di Susa * San Giusto Canavese * San Martino Canavese * San Maurizio Canavese * San Mauro Torinese * San Pietro Val Lemina * San Ponso * San Raffaele Cimena * San Sebastiano da Po * San Secondo di Pinerolo * Sangano * Sant'Ambrogio di Torino * Sant'Antonino di Susa * Santena * Sauze d'Oulx * Sauze di Cesana *

Scalenghe Scalenghe is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, about southwest of Turin, bordering the municipalities of None (TO), None, Pinerolo, Airasca, Piscina (TO), Piscina, Castagnole P ...

* Scarmagno * Sciolze * Sestriere * Settimo Rottaro * Settimo Torinese * Settimo Vittone * Sparone * Strambinello * Strambino *

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* Tavagnasco *

* Torrazza Piemonte *

Torre Canavese Torre Canavese ( Piedmontese: ''La Tor Bèr'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cu ...

Torre Pellice Torre Pellice ( Vivaro-Alpine: ''La Torre de Pèlis'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important bu ...

* Trana * Traversella * Traves * Trofarello * Usseaux * Usseglio * Vaie * Valchiusa * Val della Torre * Val di Chy * Valgioie * Vallo Torinese * Valperga * Valprato Soana * Varisella * Vauda Canavese * Venaria Reale * Venaus * Verolengo * Verrua Savoia * Vestignè * Vialfrè * Vidracco * Vigone * Villafranca Piemonte * Villanova Canavese * Villar Dora * Villar Focchiardo * Villar Pellice * Villar Perosa * Villarbasse * Villareggia * Villastellone * Vinovo * Virle Piemonte * Vische * Vistrorio * Viù * Volpiano * Volvera

Transport

The Metropolitan City has a large number of rail and road work sites. Although this activity increased when the city was chosen to host the

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, parts of it had long been planned. Some of the work sites deal with general roadworks to improve traffic flow, such as underpasses and flyovers. Two projects are of major importance and will radically change the shape of the city of Turin. One is the ''Spina Centrale'' ("Central Spine") project, which includes the doubling of a major railway crossing the city, the Turin–Milan railway locally known as ''Passante Ferroviario di Torino'' ("Turin Railway Bypass"). The railroad previously ran in a trench. This is to covered by a major boulevard running from North to South of Turin, in a central position along the city.

Porta Susa Torino Porta Susa is a railway station in Turin, northern Italy; it is the second busiest mainline station in the city, after Torino Porta Nuova railway station, Torino Porta Nuova. It is located in ''Corso England, Inghilterra''. History The ...

, on this section, will become Turin's main station to substitute the terminus of Porta Nuova with a through station. Other important stations are Stura, Rebaudengo, Lingotto and Madonna di Campagna railway stations, though not all of them belong to the layout of the Spina Centrale. The other major project is the construction of a subway line based on the VAL system, known as Metrotorino. This project is expected to continue for years and to cover a larger part of the city. Its first phase was finished in time for the 2006 Olympic Games, inaugurated on 4 February 2006 and opened to the public the day after. The first leg of the subway system linked the nearby town of Collegno with Porta Susa in Turin's city centre. On 4 October 2007 the line was extended to Porta Nuova. In March 2011 it reached Lingotto. A new extension of the so-called ''Linea 1'' ("Line 1") is expected in the near future, reaching both Rivoli (up to Cascine Vica hamlet) in the Western belt of Turin and Piazza Bengasi in the Southeast side of the city. In addition, a ''Linea 2'' is in the pipeline, and it is supposed to cross Turin from North to South. The area has an international airport known as Caselle International Airport Sandro Pertini (TRN), located in Caselle Torinese, about from the centre of Turin. It is connected to the city by a railway service (from Dora Station) and a bus service (from Porta Nuova and Porta Susa railway stations). As of 2010 also a

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, the ToBike, is operational. The metropolitan area is served by Turin Metropolitan Railway Service. Turin skyline

References

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