Genola, Piedmont

Genola
Comune
Comune di Genola
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Coordinates: 44°35′N 7°40′E / 44.583°N 7.667°E / 44.583; 7.667
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of Cuneo (CN)
Government
• Mayor	Piermarco Aimetta   Elected 2004-06-13
Area [1]
• Total	13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Elevation	345 m (1,132 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	2,380
• Density	173/km2 (449/sq mi)
Demonym	Genolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12040
Dialing code	0172
Patron saint	Saint Marcian of Tortona
Saint day	third Sunday of May

Genola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km (31 mi) south of Turin and about 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,380 and an area of 13.7 km² (5.3 sq mi).^[3]

Genola borders the following municipalities: Fossano and Savigliano.

Demographic evolution

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1861 2,046 —     1871 2,016 −1.5% 1881 2,039 +1.1% 1901 1,686 −17.3% 1911 1,777 +5.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,809 +1.8% 1931 1,736 −4.0% 1936 1,759 +1.3% 1951 1,681 −4.4% 1961 1,442 −14.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 1,407 −2.4% 1981 1,986 +41.2% 1991 2,110 +6.2% 2001 2,323 +10.1%
Source: Data from ISTAT

Twin towns

Genola is twinned with:

• Marcos Juárez, Argentina

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