| Comune di Cuneo |
Municipal coat of arms | | Country |
 Italy | | Region | Piemonte | | Province | Province of Cuneo (CN) | | Mayor | Alberto Valmaggia (since 12 June 2002) | | | | Elevation | 534 m | | Area | 119 km² | | Population | | | - Total (as of 2004-12-31) | 54,914 | | - Density | 435/km² | | Time zone | CET, UTC+1 | | Coordinates | 44°23′N, 7°3′E | | Gentilic | cuneesi | | Dialing code | 0171 | | Postal code | 12100 | | Frazioni | San Rocco Castagnaretta, Madonna dell'Olmo, Madonna delle Grazie,Roata Rossi, Passatore, San Benigno, San Pietro del Gallo, Cerialdo, Borgo San Giuseppe, Confreria, Roata Canale, Spinetta, Bombonina, Tetti Pesio | | Patron | Saint Michael | | - Day | September 29 | | Website: www.comune.cuneo.it | Cuneo (Coni in Piedmontese), with a population of c. 55,000 inhabitants, is the capital of the Piedmontese Province of Cuneo, the largest of Italy’s provinces. It is located at the foot of the Maritime Alps, on the Stura di Demonte river where it emerges from the Valle Stura, and neighbours the communes of Boves, Cervasca, Vignolo, Beinette, Peveragno, Castelletto Stura, Caraglio and Tarantasca. Image File history File links Cuneo-Stemma. ...
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Notable Cuneesi
- See also: Category:People from Cuneo
- Annibale Santorre di Rossi de Pomarolo, Count of Santarosa (1783–1825), Risorgimento leader.
- Franco Andrea Bonelli (1784–1830), ornithologist, entomologist and collector.
- Giuseppe Peano (1858–1932), mathematician.
- Giorgio Federico Ghedini (1892]]–1965), composer.
- [[Nuto Revelli[1]]] (1919–2004), partisan and writer.
- Michele Ferrero (born 1927), chocolate magnate and owner of Ferrero SpA (Nutella, Mon Chéri, Ferrero Rocher, Tic Tacs).
- Alviero Martini (born c.1940), fashion designer known for the 1A Classe range of clothing and accessories that is characterised by a "map" motif, was born here.
- Cesare Damiano (born 1948, politician.
- Piergiorgio Odifreddi (born 1950), mathematician, logician and aficionado of the history of science.
- Livia Turco (born 1955), politician.
Annibale Santorre di Rossi de Pomarolo, Count of Santarosa (November 18, 1783–May 8, 1825) was a Piedmontese insurgent and leader in the revival (Risorgimento) of Italy. ...
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Franco Andrea Bonelli (November 10, 1784 - November 18, 1770) was an Germany ornithologist and collector. ...
Giuseppe Peano Giuseppe Peano (August 27, 1858 – April 20, 1932) was an Italian mathematician and philosopher best known for his contributions to set theory. ...
Giorgio Federico Ghedini (Cuneo, July 11, 1892 - Nervi, March 25, 1965) was an Italian composer. ...
Michele Ferrero (1927-). Owner of the eponymous chocolate maker Ferrero SpA, one of Europes largest with estimated 2002 sales of $4 billion. ...
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Nutella is the brand name of a hazelnut-based sweet spread created by the Italian company Ferrero. ...
Mon Chéri® is an internationally known brand name of the Ferrero company for a chocolate confectionery. ...
A box of Ferrero Rocher Ferrero Rocher are small, spherical chocolate sweets made by Ferrero SpA. The sweets consist of a whole roasted hazelnut encased in a thin wafer shell filled with nutella/hazelnut cream and covered in milk chocolate and chopped hazelnuts. ...
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Cesare Damiano (born 15 June 1948 in Cuneo) is an Italian politician, member of the Democrats of the Left party and currently the Italian Minister of Labour. ...
Piergiorgio Odifreddi (Born in Cuneo, July 13, 1950), is an Italian mathematician, logician and afficianado of the history of science, who is also extremely active as a popular science writer and essayist. ...
Livia Turco (born 13 February 1955 in Cuneo) is an Italian politician, member of the Democrats of the Left party and currently the Italian Minister of Health. ...
Trivia - The fictitious Mafia family of the same name in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather, is said to hail from this region.
- Cuneo's speciality is "Cuneesi al rhum", chocolates with a unique rum-based filling. The most famous brand is Arione.
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