Cuneo (province)

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Province of Cuneo
Provincia di Cuneo (Italian)
Provincia ëd Coni (Piedmontese)
Province
The provincial seat
The provincial seat
Flag of Province of Cuneo
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Cuneo
Coat of arms
Location of the province of Cuneo in Italy
Location of the province of Cuneo in Italy
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Capital(s)Cuneo
Municipalities250
Government
 • PresidentLuca Robaldo
Area
[1]
 • Total
6,894.94 km2 (2,662.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
582,109
 • Density84.4255/km2 (218.661/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • Total€17.987 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€30,423 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12100
Telephone prefix0171
Vehicle registrationCN
ISTAT code004
Websitewww.provincia.cuneo.it
Map of the province of Cuneo
Map of the province of Cuneo
Map of municipalities of province of Cuneo

The Province of Cuneo (Italian: provincia di Cuneo; Piedmontese: provincia ëd Coni) is a province in the region of Piedmont in northern Italy. To the west, it borders the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes), to the north the Metropolitan City of Turin, to the east the province of Asti and to the south the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It has a population of 582,109 in an area of 6,894.94 square kilometres (2,662.15 sq mi) across its 250 municipalities.[2][1]

It is also known as la Provincia Granda (Piedmontese for 'The Big Province'), because it is the largest province in Piedmont and the fourth-largest in Italy (following Sassari, South Tyrol and Foggia).[4] Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before their cession to France in 1947.[5]

Municipalities

The province has 250 municipalities:

Cuneo
Alba
Bra
Fossano
Mondovì

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 582,109, of which 49.9% are male, and 50.1% are female. Minors make up 15% of the population, and seniors make up 25.7%.[2]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1861623,401—    
1871643,219+3.2%
1881660,707+2.7%
1901666,510+0.9%
1911667,863+0.2%
1921661,111−1.0%
1931637,247−3.6%
1936604,638−5.1%
YearPop.±%
1951580,478−4.0%
1961536,356−7.6%
1971540,504+0.8%
1981548,452+1.5%
1991547,234−0.2%
2001556,330+1.7%
2011586,378+5.4%
2021580,155−1.1%
Source: ISTAT[6][7]

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 13.8% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Albania, Romania, Morocco, North Macedonia, and India.[8]

Government

List of presidents

Economy

Headquarters of Ferrero SpA in Alba

Companies active in the province include:

Many important industrial groups have branches in the province: Michelin (Cuneo and Fossano), Saint-Gobain (Savigliano), Valeo (Mondovì), Asahi Glass Co. (Cuneo), ITT (Barge), Diageo (Santa Vittoria d'Alba) and Nestlé (Moretta).[9]

Cuneo is also the land of important wines, mostly produced in the Langhe and Roero hills, such as Barbaresco, Barolo, Nebbiolo, Barbera and many others.

Transport

Cuneo International Airport
Tenda railway line near the Col de Tende

Airports

Motorways

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):

Railway lines

See also

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  4. Bole 2011, p. 82.
  5. Construction de l'espace au Moyen Age: pratiques et représentations [Construction of space in the Middle Ages: practices and representations] (in French). Publications de la Sorbonne. 2007. p. 391. ISBN 978-2-85944-587-4.
  6. "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2025.
  7. "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  8. "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
  9. Holst-Warhaft & Steenhuis 2012, p. 76.

Sources

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