Revello

Revello
Comune
Comune di Revello
View from Monte Bracco
Coat of arms
Revello Location of Revello in Italy Revello Revello (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°23′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni	Campagnole, Morra San Martino, Madonna delle Grazie, San Firmino, San Pietro, Staffarda, Tetti Pertusio, Dietro Castello
Government
• Mayor	Daniele Mattio
Area
• Total	53.5 km2 (20.7 sq mi)
Elevation	351 m (1,152 ft)
Population  (31 May 2007)
• Total	4,226
• Density	79.0/km2 (205/sq mi)
Demonym	Revellesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12036
Dialing code	0175
Patron saint	St. Roch, St. Blaise
Saint day	August 20, February 5
Website	Official website

Revello (Arvel in Piedmontese, Revel in Occitan) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Cuneo.

Revello borders the following municipalities: Barge, Brondello, Cardè, Envie, Gambasca, Martiniana Po, Pagno, Rifreddo, and Saluzzo. In the frazione of San Firmino, on the Po River, is the eponymous church, built over an ancient Roman temple (of which parts of two columns remain).

History

Revello used to be a small city in the late middle ages of the former Marquisate of Saluzzo. It is found on a Courts register dating back to the tenth century. In this register it is called "Curtis Regia".

People

• Carlo Giovanni Maria Denina (1731–1813) was an Italian historian

Twin towns

Revello is twinned with:

• Pozo del Molle, Argentina

External links

• Official website