The province of Cuneo (; ) is a

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in the

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region of

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. To the west, it borders the French

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of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of

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and Hautes-Alpes), to the north the

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, to the east the

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and to the south the Ligurian provinces of Savona and

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. It is also known as , because it is the largest province in Piedmont and the fourth-largest in Italy (following

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and

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). Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before their cession to France in 1947.

Municipalities

Its capital is the city of

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 ...

. Of the 250

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in the province, the largest by population are: The full list is: * Acceglio * Aisone * Alba * Albaretto della Torre *

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* Argentera * Arguello * Bagnasco * Bagnolo Piemonte * Baldissero d'Alba *

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* Barolo * Bastia Mondovì * Battifollo * Beinette * Bellino * Belvedere Langhe * Bene Vagienna * Benevello * Bergolo * Bernezzo * Bonvicino * Borgo San Dalmazzo * Borgomale * Bosia * Bossolasco * Boves * Bra * Briaglia * Briga Alta * Brondello * Brossasco * Busca * Camerana * Camo * Canale * Canosio * Caprauna * Caraglio * Caramagna Piemonte * Cardè * Carrù * Cartignano * Casalgrasso * Castagnito * Casteldelfino * Castellar * Castelletto Stura * Castelletto Uzzone * Castellinaldo * Castellino Tanaro * Castelmagno * Castelnuovo di Ceva * Castiglione Falletto *

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* Castino * Cavallerleone * Cavallermaggiore * Celle di Macra * Centallo * Ceresole Alba * Cerretto Langhe * Cervasca * Cervere * Ceva * Cherasco * Chiusa di Pesio * Cigliè * Cissone * Clavesana * Corneliano d'Alba * Cortemilia * Cossano Belbo * Costigliole Saluzzo * Cravanzana * Crissolo *

* Demonte * Diano d'Alba * Dogliani * Dronero * Elva * Entracque * Envie * Farigliano * Faule * Feisoglio * Fossano * Frabosa Soprana * Frabosa Sottana * Frassino * Gaiola * Gambasca * Garessio * Genola * Gorzegno * Gottasecca * Govone * Grinzane Cavour * Guarene * Igliano * Isasca * La Morra * Lagnasco * Lequio Berria * Lequio Tanaro * Lesegno *

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* Limone Piemonte * Lisio * Macra * Magliano Alfieri * Magliano Alpi *

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* Manta * Marene * Margarita * Marmora * Marsaglia * Martiniana Po * Melle * Moiola * Mombarcaro * Mombasiglio * Monastero di Vasco * Monasterolo Casotto * Monasterolo di Savigliano * Monchiero * Mondovì * Monesiglio * Monforte d'Alba * Montaldo Roero * Montaldo di Mondovì * Montanera * Montelupo Albese * Montemale di Cuneo * Monterosso Grana * Monteu Roero * Montezemolo * Monticello d'Alba *

Montà Montà is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Montà borders the following municipalities: Canale (Cuneo), Canale, Cellarengo, ...

* Moretta * Morozzo * Murazzano * Murello * Narzole * Neive * Neviglie * Niella Belbo * Niella Tanaro * Novello * Nucetto * Oncino *

Ormea Ormea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. Ormea borders the following municipalities: Alto The musical term alto, meaning "high" ...

* Ostana * Paesana * Pagno * Pamparato * Paroldo * Perletto * Perlo * Peveragno * Pezzolo Valle Uzzone * Pianfei * Piasco * Pietraporzio * Piobesi d'Alba * Piozzo * Pocapaglia * Polonghera * Pontechianale * Pradleves * Prazzo * Priero * Priocca * Priola * Prunetto * Racconigi * Revello * Rifreddo * Rittana * Roaschia * Roascio * Robilante * Roburent * Rocca Cigliè * Rocca de' Baldi * Roccabruna * Roccaforte Mondovì * Roccasparvera * Roccavione * Rocchetta Belbo * Roddi * Roddino * Rodello * Rossana * Ruffia * Sale San Giovanni * Sale delle Langhe * Saliceto * Salmour * Saluzzo * Sambuco * Sampeyre * San Benedetto Belbo * San Damiano Macra * San Michele Mondovì * Sanfront * Sanfrè * Sant'Albano Stura * Santa Vittoria d'Alba * Santo Stefano Belbo * Santo Stefano Roero * Savigliano * Scagnello * Scarnafigi * Serralunga d'Alba * Serravalle Langhe * Sinio * Somano * Sommariva Perno * Sommariva del Bosco * Stroppo * Tarantasca *

Torre Bormida Torre Bormida is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Torre Bormida borders the following municipalities: Bergolo, Bosia, Cortem ...

Torre Mondovì Torre Mondovì is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about east of Cuneo Cuneo (; ; ; ) is a city and in Piedmont, Italy, the capital of the province of ...

* Torre San Giorgio * Torresina * Treiso * Trezzo Tinella * Trinità * Valdieri * Valgrana * Valloriate * Venasca * Verduno * Vernante * Verzuolo * Vezza d'Alba * Vicoforte * Vignolo * Villafalletto * Villanova Mondovì * Villanova Solaro * Villar San Costanzo * Vinadio * Viola * Vottignasco

Economy

Companies active in the province include: *

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in Mondovì * Miroglio in Alba * Ferrero SpA in Alba * Maina in Fossano * Balocco in Fossano * Merlo in San Defendente ( Cervasca) * Arpa industriale in Bra * Bottero in

* Mondo in Alba * Mtm-Brc in Cherasco * Abet in Bra * Edizioni San Paolo in Alba Many important industrial groups have branches in the province:

(Cuneo and Fossano), Saint-Gobain ( Savigliano),

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( Mondovì), Asahi Glass Co. (Cuneo), ITT (

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( Santa Vittoria d'Alba) and

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( Moretta). Cuneo is also the land of important wines, mostly produced in the Langhe and Roero hills, such as

, Barolo, Nebbiolo, Barbera and many others.

Transport

Airports

* Cuneo International Airport

Motorways

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, '' autostrade''): * Autostrada A26:

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- Savona * Autostrada A33: Asti -

Railway lines

* Tenda railway line

References

Sources

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