Alpignano (; pms, Alpignan ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about west of
Turin
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on the
Dora Riparia
The Dora Riparia (; pms, Dòira Rivaira; french: Doire Ripaire or ''Doire''; la, Duria minor) is an alpine river, a left-hand tributary of the Po. It is long (of which 5 km in France), with a drainage basin. It originates in the Cottia ...
in the
Val di Susa plain.
Twin towns – sister cities
Alpignano is
twinned
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with:
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Riverside, California
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, United States
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Fontaine, France
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Piedmont
Castles in Italy
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