Cantoira is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin
The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and ...
in the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about northwest of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) 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 ...
.
Cantoira borders the following municipalities:
Locana
Locana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin in the Orco Valley. In the early 1900s the town had about 7,000 residents. As of 2019 the population declined ...
,
Chialamberto,
Monastero di Lanzo
Monastero di Lanzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km northwest of Turin.
Monastero di Lanzo borders the following municipalities: Locana, Cantoira, Coassolo ...
, and
Ceres. The mountain-top
Sanctuary of Santa Cristina is present here.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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