Editing Piedmont

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'''Piedmont''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|iː|d|m|ɒ|n|t}} {{respell|PEED|mont}}; {{langx|it|Piemonte}} {{IPA|it|pjeˈmonte|}}; {{langx|pms|Piemont}} {{IPA|pms|pjeˈmʊŋt|}}),{{efn|[[Lombard language|Lombard]], [[Occitan language|Occitan]] and {{langx|frp|Piemont}}, {{IPA|oc|pjeˈmun|small=no}}; {{langx|fr|Piémont}}.}} located in [[northwest Italy]], is one of the 20 [[regions of Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpwwovrOwKo| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408023821/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpwwovrOwKo| archive-date=2017-04-08 | url-status=dead|title=An aerial view of Piedmont|last=rai|date=3 June 2015|via=YouTube}}</ref> It borders the [[Liguria]] region to the south, the [[Lombardy]] and [[Emilia-Romagna]] regions to the east, and the [[Aosta Valley]] region to the northwest. Piedmont also borders [[Switzerland]] to the north and [[France]] to the west. 

Piedmont has an area of {{convert|25402|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}, making it the second-largest region of Italy after [[Sicily]]. It has 4,255,702 inhabitants as of 2025.<ref name="population" /> The capital of Piedmont is [[Turin]], which was also the capital of the [[Kingdom of Italy]] from 1861 to 1865.

==Toponymy==
The French ''Piedmont'', the Italian ''Piemonte'', and other variant cognates come from the [[medieval Latin]] {{Lang|la-x-medieval|Pedemontium}} or {{Lang|la-x-medieval|Pedemontis}}, i.e. {{Lang|la-x-medieval|ad pedem montium}}, meaning "at the foot of the mountains" (referring to the [[Alps]]), attested in documents from the end of the 12th century.<ref>{{cite book|author=Touring club italiano|title=Piemonte (non compresa Torino)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KjttelynsZEC&pg=PA11|year=1976|publisher=Touring Editore|isbn=978-88-365-0001-7|page=11}}</ref>

== Geography ==
{{main|Geography of Piedmont}}
[[File:Arona Sancarlone Vista su la Chiesa di San Carlo 2.jpg|thumb|left|A view over Piedmont's [[Lake Maggiore]] in [[Arona, Piedmont|Arona]] from the [[Sancarlone|Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo]]]]
[[File:Langhe.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Langhe]] landscape]]

Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the [[Alps]], including [[Monte Viso|Monviso]], where the [[Po River|river Po]] rises, and [[Monte Rosa]]. It borders France ([[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] and [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]]), Switzerland ([[Ticino]] and [[Valais]]), and the Italian regions of [[Lombardy]], [[Liguria]], [[Aosta Valley]], and for a very small part with [[Emilia Romagna]]. The geography of Piedmont is 43.3% mountainous, along with extensive areas of hills (30.3%) and plains (26.4%).

Piedmont is the second largest of Italy's 20 regions, after [[Sicily]]. It is broadly coincident with the upper part of the [[drainage basin]] of the river [[Po River|Po]], which rises from the slopes of Monviso in the west of the region and is Italy's largest river. The Po drains the semicircle formed by the [[Alps]] and [[Apennines]], which surround the region on three sides.
[[File:Turin monte cappuccini.jpg|thumb|View of [[Turin]]]]

The countryside is very diverse: from the rugged peaks of the massifs of Monte Rosa and Gran Paradiso to the damp rice paddies of Vercelli and Novara, from the gentle hillsides of the [[Langhe]], [[Roero]], and [[Montferrat]] to the plains. 7.6% of the entire territory is considered [[protected area]]. There are 56 different national or regional parks; one of the most famous is the [[Gran Paradiso National Park]], between Piedmont and the [[Aosta Valley]].

Piedmont has a typically [[temperate climate]], which on the [[Alps]] becomes progressively temperate-cold and colder as it climbs to altitude. In areas located at low altitudes, winters are relatively cold but not very rainy and often sunny, with the possibility of snowfall, sometimes abundant. Snowfall, on the other hand, is less frequent and occasional in the northeast areas. Summers are hot with local possibilities of strong thunderstorms.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosa|first=Diego|url=http://www.nimbus.it/liguria/rlm16/didattica/neve/stampa_neve.pdf|title=DIDATTICA - La neve|access-date=3 September 2009|publisher=Società Meteorologica Italiana - Sezione Ligura|website=Rivista Ligure di Meteorologia|page=3|date=April 2005}}</ref>
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=== Major towns and cities ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable sortable"
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Population rank
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|City name
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Population<br />(ab)
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Surface<br />([[square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]])
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Density<br />(ab/[[square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]])
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Altitude<br />([[Sea level|m s.l.m.]])
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Province or<br />metropolitan city
|-
|'''1'''
|'''[[Turin]]'''
|875,698
|130.17
|6,786
|239
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''2'''
|'''[[Novara]]'''
|104,411
|103.05
|1,013
|162
|[[Provincia di Novara|NO]]
|-
|'''3'''
|'''[[Alessandria]]'''
|93,884
|203.97
|460
|95
|[[Provincia di Alessandria|AL]]
|-
|'''4'''
|'''[[Asti]]'''
|76,424
|151.82
|504
|123
|[[Provincia di Asti|AT]]
|-
|'''5'''
|[[Moncalieri]]
|57,060
|47.63
|1,197
|260
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''6'''
|'''[[Cuneo]]'''
|56,116
|119.88
|468
|534
|[[Provincia di Cuneo|CN]]
|-
|'''7'''
|[[Collegno]]
|49,940
|18.12
|2,756
|302
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''8'''
|[[Rivoli, Piedmont|Rivoli]]
|48,819
|29.52
|1,653
|390
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''9'''
|[[Nichelino]]
|48,182
|20.64
|2,334
|229
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''10'''
|[[Settimo Torinese]]
|47,704
|32.37
|1,473
|207
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|}

Below are listed other towns of Piedmont with more than 20,000 inhabitants sorted by population.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" class="wikitable sortable"
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Population rank
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|City Name
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Population<br />(ab)
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Surface<br />([[square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]])
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Density<br />(ab/[[square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]])
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Altitude<br />(m [[Sea level|s.l.m.]])
!style="background:#CCCCFF"|Province or<br />metropolitan city
|-
|'''11'''
|'''[[Vercelli]]'''
|46,808
|79.85
|586
|130
|[[Provincia di Vercelli|VC]]
|-
|'''12'''
|'''[[Biella]]'''
|44,860
|46.68
|961
|417
|[[Provincia di Biella|BI]]
|-
|'''13'''
|[[Grugliasco]]
|37,906
|13.12
|2,889
|293
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''14'''
|[[Chieri]]
|36,778
|54.30
|677
|305
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''15'''
|[[Pinerolo]]
|35,778
|50.28
|711
|376
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''16'''
|[[Casale Monferrato]]
|34,565
|86.32
|400
|116
|[[Provincia di Alessandria|AL]]
|-
|'''17'''
|[[Venaria Reale]]
|34,248
|20.29
|1,687
|262
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''18'''
|[[Alba, Piedmont|Alba]]
|31,419
|54.01
|581
|172
|[[Provincia di Cuneo|CN]]
|-
|'''19'''
|'''[[Verbania]]'''
|30,933
|36.62
|844
|197
|[[Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola|VB]]
|-
|'''20'''
|[[Bra, Piedmont|Bra]]
|29,705
|59.61
|498
|285
|[[Provincia di Cuneo|CN]]
|-
|'''21'''
|[[Carmagnola]]
|29,052
|96.38
|301
|240
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''22'''
|[[Novi Ligure]]
|28,257
|54.22
|521
|199
|[[Provincia di Alessandria|AL]]
|-
|'''23'''
|[[Tortona]]
|27,575
|99.29
|278
|122
|[[Provincia di Alessandria|AL]]
|-
|'''24'''
|[[Chivasso]]
|26,704
|51.31
|520
|183
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''25'''
|[[Fossano]]
|24,743
|130.72
|189
|375
|[[Provincia di Cuneo|CN]]
|-
|'''26'''
|[[Ivrea]]
|23,598
|30.19
|781
|253
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''27'''
|[[Orbassano]]
|23,240
|22.05
|1,053
|273
|[[Metropolitan City of Turin|TO]]
|-
|'''28'''
|[[Mondovì]]
|22,592
|87.25
|258
|395
|[[Provincia di Cuneo|CN]]
|-
|'''29'''
|[[Borgomanero]]
|21,709
|32.36
|670
|307
|[[Provincia di Novara|NO]]
|-
|'''30'''
|[[Savigliano]]
|21,306
|110.73
|192
|321
|[[Provincia di Cuneo|CN]]
|-
|'''31'''
|[[Trecate]]
|20,329
|38.38
|529
|136
|[[Provincia di Novara|NO]]
|-
|'''32'''
|[[Acqui Terme]]
|20,054
|33.30
|602
|156
|[[Provincia di Alessandria|AL]]
|}

== History ==
[[File:Torino-portapalatina01.jpg|thumb|The Roman [[Palatine Towers]] in [[Turin]]]]

Piedmont was inhabited in early historic times by [[Celts|Celtic]]-[[Ligures|Ligurian]] tribes such as the [[Taurini]] and the [[Salassi]]. They were later subdued by the [[ancient Rome|Romans]] ({{Circa|220 BC}}), who founded several colonies there including ''[[Augusta Taurinorum]]'' (Turin) and ''[[Eporedia]]'' ([[Ivrea]]). After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]], the region was successively invaded by the [[Burgundians]], the [[Ostrogoths]] (5th century), [[Byzantine Empire|East Romans]], [[Lombards]] (6th century), and [[Franks]] (773).

In the 9th–10th centuries there were further incursions by the [[Magyars]], [[Saracens]] and Muslim [[Moors]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Daftary |first=Farhad |title=The Ismāʻı̄lı̄s: Their History and Doctrines |year=1990 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |url=https://archive.org/details/ismlstheirhistor0000daft|url-access=registration |isbn=0-521-37019-1 }}</ref> At the time Piedmont, as part of the [[Kingdom of Italy (medieval)|Kingdom of Italy]] within the [[Holy Roman Empire]], was subdivided into several marches and counties. In 1046, [[Otto, Count of Savoy|Otto of Savoy]] added Piedmont to the [[County of Savoy]], with a capital at [[Chambéry]] (now in France). Other areas remained independent, such as the powerful ''[[comune|comuni]]'' (municipalities) of [[Asti]] and [[Alessandria]] and the marquisates of [[Marquisate of Saluzzo|Saluzzo]] and [[Marquisate of Montferrat|Montferrat]]. The County of Savoy became the [[Duchy of Savoy]] in 1416, and Duke [[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy|Emanuele Filiberto]] moved the seat to Turin in 1563. In 1720, the Duke of Savoy became King of [[Sardinia]], founding what evolved into the [[Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)|Kingdom of Sardinia]] and increasing Turin's importance as a European capital.

The [[Republic of Alba]] was created in 1796 as a [[French client republic]] in Piedmont. A new client republic, the [[Piedmontese Republic]], existed between 1798 and 1799 before it was reoccupied by Austrian and Russian troops. In June 1800 a third client republic, the [[Subalpine Republic]], was established in Piedmont. It fell under full French control in 1801 and it was annexed by France in September 1802. In the [[Congress of Vienna]], the Kingdom of Sardinia was restored and furthermore received the [[Republic of Genoa]] to strengthen it as a barrier against France.

Piedmont was a springboard for [[Italian unification]] in 1859–1861, following earlier unsuccessful wars against the [[Austrian Empire]] in 1820–1821,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=mnn|title = History of Italy}}</ref> and 1848–1849. This process is sometimes referred to as ''Piedmontisation''.<ref>Collier, p. 75.</ref> The efforts were later countered by the efforts of rural farmers.<ref>Valeria Fargion, [http://www.cevipof.msh-paris.fr/rencontres/colloq/palier/Full%20paper/Fargion%20Valeria%20FP.doc From the Southern to the Northern Question: Territorial and Social Politics in Italy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123212855/http://www.cevipof.msh-paris.fr/rencontres/colloq/palier/Full%20paper/Fargion%20Valeria%20FP.doc |date=23 November 2006 }}, paper presented at the RC 19 conference 'Welfare state restructuring: processes and social outcomes', 2–4 September 2004, Sciences-Po Paris. Retrieved 7 January 2007.</ref><ref>Anna Bull, [http://www.intellectbooks.com/europa/number2/bull.htm Regionalism in Italy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210114200/http://www.intellectbooks.com/europa/number2/bull.htm |date=10 December 2006 }}, ''Europa'' 2(4). Retrieved 7 January 2007.</ref> The [[House of Savoy]] became [[Kings of Italy]], and Turin briefly became the capital of Italy. However, when the Italian capital was moved to [[Florence, Italy|Florence]], and then to [[Rome]], the administrative and institutional importance of Piedmont was reduced. The only recognition of Piedmont's historical role was that the [[crown prince]] of Italy was known as the [[Prince of Piedmont]]. After Italian unification, Piedmont was one of the most important regions in the first Italian industrialization.<ref>Marco Meriggi, (1996). Breve Storia dell'Italia Settentrionale, dall'Ottocento a Oggi. 1st ed. Italy: Donzelli Dditore, Rome.</ref>

<gallery widths="300px" heights="200px">
File:Exterior of the Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi.jpg|The [[Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi]] in [[Nichelino]] is a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]].
File:Sacra di San Michele07.jpg|The [[Sacra di San Michele]] is a symbol of Piedmont.
</gallery>

== Economy ==
The [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) of the region was 137.4 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 7.8% of Italy's GDP. [[GDP per capita]] at [[purchasing power parity]] was 31,300 euros or 104% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 111% of the EU average.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/10474907/1-05032020-AP-EN.pdf/81807e19-e4c8-2e53-c98a-933f5bf30f58|title=Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018|website=Eurostat}}</ref> Since 2006, the [[Piemonte Agency for Investments, Export and Tourism]] began to facilitate outside investment and promote Piedmont's industry and tourism. It was the first Italian institution to combine the activities being carried out by pre-existing local organizations to promote the territory internationally.

=== Automotive ===
[[File:Fiat-500-vorne2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Fiat 500e]]]]
[[File:Maserati_Levante_Allegro_Antinori_One_of_One_Genf_2019_1Y7A5992.jpg|thumb|right|[[Maserati Levante]]]]
The region contains major industrial centres, the most important of which is Turin, home to the [[Fiat]] conglomerate, but mass-market Fiat cars are not produced anymore, only small-scale manufacturing of luxury [[Maserati]] cars (36,702 in 2020).<ref name="carprod">{{cite web|url=https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/stellantis-cosa-succedera-agli-stabilimenti-fca-di-torino-pomigliano-e-melfi/|title=Stellantis production report|date=11 January 2021|language=it}}</ref> Most of the ex-Fiat plants now belong to other companies: aerospace is owned by [[Leonardo S.p.A.]], turbo jet engines by [[General Electric]], high-speed trains by [[Alstom]], bearings by [[SKF]]. Fiat does not exist anymore as an independent company; car production belongs to [[Stellantis]], and trucks, buses, tractors, agriculture and construction machines are produced by the independent company [[CNH Industrial]] (most manufacturing activity takes place in the [[United States]], in Piedmont only the production of [[New Holland Construction|New Holland]] excavators in [[San Mauro Torinese]] and [[Iveco#Engines|Iveco]] diesel engines in [[Turin]]). Neither of them are headquartered in [[Turin]] anymore, however, some research and development centres are still working. 

Formerly famous automotive design companies also were sold to global automotive groups: [[Italdesign Giugiaro]] to [[Volkswagen]], [[Ghia]] to [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Pininfarina]] to [[Mahindra & Mahindra|Mahindra]]; [[Gruppo Bertone|Bertone]] went into bankruptcy in 2014. The massive decline in the automotive industry caused other regions like [[Veneto]] (€163 billion in 2018) and [[Emilia-Romagna]] (€161 billion in 2018) to surpass Piedmont (€137 billion in 2018) in GDP and led to relative high unemployment. The peak of [[Automotive industry in Italy#Production figures|Italian motor vehicle production]] is reached in 1989 with 2.22 million units, but in 2019 (before the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Italy]]) it was only 0.92 million units. Even existing Italian car production now relocated to [[South Italy]], such as in [[Alfa Romeo Pomigliano d'Arco plant|Pomigliano d'Arco]] (140,478 in 2020), [[Melfi]] (229,848 in 2020), and [[Atessa]] (257,026 in 2020), because of cost cutting.<ref name="carprod"/>

There are some automotive suppliers of: 
* exhaust systems, electronic systems, suspension systems and automotive lighting in [[Venaria Reale]] and [[Rivalta di Torino]] from [[Magneti Marelli]]
* [[dual-clutch transmission]], gearboxes, drivelines and their mechatronics components from [[Graziano Trasmissioni|Dana Graziano]] 
* bearings from [[SKF]]
* tires ([[Michelin]] and [[Pirelli]])

=== Electronics and industrial equipment ===
There are some important companies in high-tech manufacturing: [[Comau]] (industrial robots) and Prima Industrie (laser equipment). Silicon wafer production is in [[Novara]] by MEMC. [[Olivetti]], once a major [[electronics industry]] whose plants were in [[Scarmagno]] and [[Ivrea]], has now turned into a small-scale computer service company and no longer produces computers. [[Leonardo S.p.A.|Leonardo]] Elettronica in Turin-Caselle develops and manufactures airborne mission systems and airborne computers. Machine building has a long tradition in Piedmont with the manufacturing of excavators, telescopic handlers, industrial refrigerators, printing machines, paper machines, packaging machines, glass machines, turbines, and high-speed trains.

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Excavator_in_Brittany_France.JPG|Excavator <br>[[New Holland Construction|New Holland]] E 215B
Roto.jpg|Telescopic Handler Merlo Roto
Comau_AURA_MADE.jpg|Robot<br>[[Comau]] Aura
Italo_NTV_Class_ETR_575_No_575-154.jpg|High-speed train<br>[[AGV (train)|Alstom AGV]]
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=== Aerospace and defence ===
One of the most important industries in Piedmont is military aerospace with plants:

* [[Leonardo S.p.A.|Leonardo Aircraft]] Turin-Caselle (Nord and Sud), final assembly of multi-role attack jet [[Eurofighter Typhoon]], ground-attack jet [[AMX International AMX|AMX]] and military transport aircraft [[Alenia C-27J Spartan|C-27J Spartan]]

* Leonardo Aircraft [[Cameri|Novara-Cameri]], final assembly of stealth multi-role attack jet [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|Lockheed Martin F-35]]

* [[General Electric]] Avio Aero in [[Rivalta di Torino]], Turin-Sangone, [[Borgaretto]], manufacturing of mechanical transmissions for gas turbine, foundry

* [[Avio]] in Turin, final assembly of rocket [[Vega (rocket)|Vega]] 

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Eurofighter F-2000A ‘MM7276 - 36-05’ (28906707973).jpg| [[Eurofighter Typhoon]]
F-35A_flight_%28cropped%29.jpg|[[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|Lockheed Martin F-35]]
Alenia_C27J_Spartan_at_ILA_2010_11.jpg|[[Alenia C-27J Spartan|Alenia C27J Spartan]]
Italian_Air_Force_AMX_fighter.jpg|[[AMX International AMX|AMX]]
Maquette_Vega_C_DSC_0020.JPG|[[Vega (rocket)|Vega C]]
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=== Information technology ===
Piedmont has several notable [[IT]] firms such as [[Olivetti]] and [[Arduino]].

===Wool textiles===
Italy is the world's largest exporter of carded (71.8% in 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/explore?country=undefined&product=1243&year=2018&productClass=HS&tradeFlow=Net&target=Product&partner=undefined&startYear=undefined|title=Who exported Woven fabrics of carded wool in 2018?}}</ref> and combed (73.4% in 2018)<ref> {{cite web|url=https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/explore?country=undefined&product=1244&year=2018&productClass=HS&tradeFlow=Net&target=Product&partner=undefined&startYear=undefined|title=Who exported Woven fabrics of combed wool in 2018?}}</ref> wool fabrics. These are the only two types of fabrics not dominated by Chinese textile exports. There are three industrial districts that process wool in Italy. One of them, [[Biella]], is located in Piedmont. 

Below are showed some basic stages of wool processing (not complete).
<gallery>
CSIRO_ScienceImage_2801_Wool_Scouring.jpg|[[Wool#Scouring|Scouring]]
Jamieson_wool_Shetland.jpg|[[Carding]]
CSIRO_ScienceImage_1852_Machinery_Weaving_Wool.jpg|[[Combing]]
CSIRO_ScienceImage_11099_Wool_Weaving_Machinery.jpg|[[Weaving]]
</gallery>

===Jewellery===
One of Italy's four industrial jewellery districts is located in [[Valenza Po|Valenza]]. Large jewellery companies such as [[Damiani (jewelry company)|Damiani]], [[Bulgari]], and [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]] have factories here as do many other smaller companies. 

<gallery>
Bulgari-Manufaktur in Valenza, Piemont.jpg|[[Bulgari]] factory in [[Valenza]]
Bismarck Necklace (crop).jpg|Cartier: [[Bismarck Sapphire Necklace|Bismarck sapphire necklace]] 
Cartier 3526707735 f4583fda9a.jpg|Cartier: Mackay emerald and diamond necklace
</gallery>

===Agriculture===
[[File:The rice fields near Vercelli.jpg|thumb|Rice fields between [[Novara]] and [[Vercelli]]]]

Lowland Piedmont is a fertile agricultural region. The main agricultural products in Piedmont are [[cereals]], including [[rice]], representing more than 10% of national production, [[maize]], [[grape]]s for [[wine]]-making, [[fruit]] and [[milk]].<ref name="europa1">{{cite web |url=http://circa.europa.eu/irc/dsis/regportraits/info/data/en/itc1_eco.htm |title=Eurostat |work=Europa (web portal) |access-date=23 April 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210184406/http://circa.europa.eu/irc/dsis/regportraits/info/data/en/itc1_eco.htm |archive-date=10 February 2009}}</ref> With more than 800,000 head of cattle in 2000, livestock production accounts for half of total agricultural production in Piedmont.

[[Piemonte (wine)|Piedmont]] is one of the great winegrowing regions in Italy. More than half of its {{convert|700|km2|acre|abbr=on}} of vineyards are registered with [[Denominazione di Origine Controllata|DOC]] designations. It produces prestigious wines as [[Barolo]] and [[Barbaresco]] from the [[Langhe]] near [[Alba (CN)|Alba]], and the [[Moscato d'Asti]] and sparkling [[Asti (wine)|Asti]] from the vineyards around [[Asti]]. The city of Asti is about {{convert|55|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River and is one of the most important centres of [[Montferrat]], one of the best known Italian wine districts in the world, declared officially on 22 June 2014 a UNESCO World Heritage site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1390|title=Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato|first=UNESCO World Heritage|last=Centre}}</ref> Indigenous grape varieties include [[Nebbiolo]], [[Barbera]], [[Dolcetto]], [[Freisa]], [[Grignolino]] and [[Brachetto]].

===Tourism===
[[File:Verbania Vista sul Lago Maggiore 13.jpg|thumb|View of [[Verbania]]]]
[[File:Macugnaga.JPG|thumb|[[Macugnaga]]]]

Tourism in Piedmont employs 75,534 people and involves 17,367 companies operating in the hospitality and catering sector, with 1,473 hotels and other tourist accommodation. The sector generates a turnover of €2,671 million, 3.3% of the €80,196 million total estimated spending on tourism in Italy. The region is popular with both foreign visitors and those from other parts of Italy. In 2002 there were 2,651,068 total arrivals, 1,124,696 (42%) of whom were foreign. The traditional leading areas for tourism in Piedmont are the Lake District ("Piedmont's riviera"), which accounts for 32.84% of total overnight stays, and the metropolitan area of Turin, which accounts for 26.51%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regione.piemonte.it/lingue/english/pagine/cultura/approfondimenti/02_piemontur_en.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Tourism in Piedmont: The Figures|website=Regione Piemonte|date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326094510/http://www.regione.piemonte.it/lingue/english/pagine/cultura/approfondimenti/02_piemontur_en.pdf|archive-date=26 March 2009|access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref>

In 2006, Turin hosted the [[XX Olympic Winter Games]], and in 2007 it hosted the [[2007 Winter Universiade|XXIII Universiade]]. Alpine tourism tends to concentrate in a few highly developed stations like [[Alagna Valsesia]] and [[Sestriere]]. Around 1980, the long-distance trail [[Grande Traversata delle Alpi]] (GTA) was created to draw more attention to the variety of remote, sparsely inhabited valleys. Within the tourism industry in Piedmont, a reference to the system of Royal Residences has to be made. First of all, it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1997 and, secondly, it represents a peculiarity of the region, since such a network cannot be found elsewhere in Italy. The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy belong to the historical and cultural heritage of Piedmont and nowadays they play a central role in the tourism field.<ref>{{Cite book|last=AA.VV.|title=Dimore Reali e la Corona di Delizie - Palazzi, castelli e ville sabaude in Piemonte I|publisher=La Stampa|year=2004|location=Torino|pages=1–13}}</ref> In a reality in which the tourism industry is characterized by an amalgam of several players and stakeholders, the creation of a system or network like the one of the Royal Residences represents an added benefit for the whole territory as well as a competitive edge.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cortese|first=Damiano|title=L'azienda turistica: nuovi scenari e modelli evolutivi|publisher=Giappichelli Editore|year=2018|location=Torino|pages=63–77}}</ref> Therefore, considering that tourism is a key factor in the creation of long-lasting value and working in a cooperative and collaborative perspective is essential,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cortese D., Giacosa E., Cantino V.|title=Knowledge sharing for coopetition in tourist destinations: the difficult path to the network|publisher=Springer|year=2018|pages=1–12}}</ref> the network of the Royal Residences represents an example worth of notice.

Piedmont has many small and picturesque villages, 20 of them have been selected by {{lang|it|[[I Borghi più belli d'Italia]]}} ({{langx|en|The most beautiful Villages of Italy}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/basilicata/|title=Basilicata|date=10 January 2017 |access-date=1 August 2023|language=it}}</ref> a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/viaggi/2023/01/16/news/borghi_piu_belli_italia_14_nuovi_2023-383794441/|title=Borghi più belli d'Italia. Le 14 novità 2023, dal Trentino alla Calabria|date=16 January 2023 |access-date=28 July 2023|language=it}}</ref> that was founded on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://borghipiubelliditalia.it/ |title = I Borghi più belli d'Italia, la guida online ai piccoli centri dell'Italia nascosta|access-date=3 May 2018|language=it}}</ref> These villages are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/piemonte/|title=Piemonte|date=9 January 2017 |access-date=31 July 2023|language=it}}</ref>
[[File:Vogogna veduta.jpg|thumb|right|[[Vogogna]] is one of "[[I Borghi più belli d'Italia|The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy]]".]]
[[File:OrtaSanGiulioAug132024 02.jpg|thumb|[[Orta San Giulio]] is one of "[[I Borghi più belli d'Italia|The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy]]".]]

*[[Barolo, Piedmont|Barolo]]
*[[Castagnole delle Lanze]]
*[[Cella Monte]]
*[[Pontechianale|Chianale]]
*[[Cocconato]]
*[[Garbagna, Piedmont|Garbagna]]
*[[Garessio]]
*[[Guarene]]
*[[Ingria, Piedmont|Ingria]]
*[[Mombaldone]]
*[[Monforte d'Alba]]
*[[Neive]]
*[[Orta San Giulio]]
*[[Ostana]]
*[[Candelo|Ricetto di Candelo]]
*[[Rosazza]]
*[[Usseaux|Usseauso]]
*[[Tortona|Vho]]
*[[Vogogna]]
*[[Volpedo]]

=== Unemployment ===
The unemployment rate stood at 6.2% in 2023.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table?lang=en|title=Unemployment rates by sex, age, educational attainment level and NUTS 2 regions (%)|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
!2018
!2019
!2020
!2021
!2022
!2023
|-
|'''Unemployment rate'''
|4.1%
|4.2%
|5.1%
|6.8% 
|7.5%
|7.6%
|9.2%
|10.5%
|11.3%
|10.2%
|9.3%
|9.1%
|8.2%
|7.7%
|7.5%
|7.3%
|6.5%
|6.2%
|}

==Transport==
=== Air ===
[[File:Airbus A320 of Lufthansa with sharklets (D-AIZS).jpg|thumb|[[Turin International Airport|Turin-Caselle International Airport]]]]
[[Turin International Airport|Turin-Caselle International Airport]] has domestic and international flights and handle 3,952,158 passengers and 3,334 tons of cargo in 2019 (before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]).<ref name="europa1"/>

=== Land ===
There are links with neighbouring France via the [[Fréjus Road Tunnel|Fréjus]] and [[Colle di Tenda]] tunnels as well as the [[Col de Montgenèvre|Montgenèvre Pass]]. Piedmont also connects with [[Switzerland]] by the [[Simplon Pass|Simplon]] and [[Great St Bernard]] passes. It is possible to reach Switzerland via a normal road that crosses eastern Piedmont, starting from [[Arona, Piedmont|Arona]] and ending in [[Locarno]], on the [[Italy–Switzerland border|Swiss border]]. The region has the longest motorway network amongst the Italian regions, covering approximately {{Convert|800|km|abbr=on}}. It radiates from Turin, connecting it with the other provinces in the region, as well as with the other regions in Italy. In 2001, the number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants was 623 (above the national average of 575).<ref name="europa1"/> There is a [[Turin–Milan high-speed railway]]; the travel time is only 52 minutes.

== Education ==
{{See also|University of Turin|Category:Universities in Piedmont}}
[[File:Valentino castle.jpg|thumb|School of architecture of the [[Polytechnic University of Turin]]: [[Castello del Valentino]]]]

The economy of Piedmont is anchored on a rich history of state support for higher education, including some of the leading universities in Italy. Piedmont is home to the famous [[University of Turin]], the [[Polytechnic University of Turin]], the [[University of Eastern Piedmont]], and more recently the [[United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unicri.it/institute/contact_us/|title=Contact Us|website=www.unicri.it}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
|1861 |2758550|1871 |2928160|1881 |3089928|1901 |3319025
|1911 |3413837|1921 |3439050|1931 |3457731|1936 |3418300|1951 |3518177|1961 |3914250
|1971 |4432313|1981 |4479031
|1991 |4302565
|2001 |4214677|2011|4363916|2021|4256350|source=[[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Popolazione residente e presente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1971|trans-title=Resident and present population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1971|url=https://ebiblio.istat.it/digibib/Censimenti%20popolazione/Censimentipopolazioneresidentedal1861/PUV0027177Pop_res_pres_cens_1861_1971_Tomo1.pdf|date=1971-10-24|lang=it|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing|url=https://esploradati.censimentopopolazione.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/censtest/dashboards|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+31 December 2018 largest resident foreign citizens groups{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|-
! '''Country of birth''' ||Population
|-
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Romania]] ||147,916
|-
| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Morocco]] ||54,151
|-
| {{flagicon|ALB}} [[Albania]] ||40,919
|-
|{{flagicon|PRC}} [[China]] ||20,091
|-
|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Nigeria]] ||12,638
|-
| {{flagicon|PER}} [[Peru]] ||11,579
|-
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Ukraine]] ||10,435
|-
|{{flagicon|MDA}} [[Moldova]] ||8,945
|-
| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Egypt]] ||7,889
|-
|{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Senegal]] ||7,626
|-
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[North Macedonia]]||6,463
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Philippines]] ||6,309
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[India]] ||5,301
|-
|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Pakistan]] ||5,084

|}

The population density in Piedmont is lower than the national average. In 2008, it was equal to 174 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>, compared to the national figure of about 200. The [[Metropolitan City of Turin]] has 335 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>, whereas [[Verbano-Cusio-Ossola]] is the least densely populated province, with 72 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Eurostat">{{cite web |url=http://circa.europa.eu/irc/dsis/regportraits/info/data/en/itc1_pop.htm |title=Eurostat |work=Europa (web portal) |access-date=23 April 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132952/http://circa.europa.eu/irc/dsis/regportraits/info/data/en/itc1_pop.htm |archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>

The population of Piedmont followed a downward trend throughout the 1980s, a result of the natural negative balance (of some 3 to 4% per year), while the migratory balance since 1986 has again become positive because of immigration.<ref name="Eurostat"/> The population remained stable in the 1990s.

The Turin metro area grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s due to an increase of immigrants from southern Italy and Veneto and today it has a population of approximately two million. {{As of|2008}}, the Italian national institute of statistics (ISTAT) estimated that 310,543 foreign-born immigrants lived in Piedmont, equal to 7.0% of the total regional population. Most immigrants come from Eastern Europe (mostly from Romania, Albania, and Ukraine) with smaller communities of African immigrants.

== Government and politics ==
{{main|Politics of Piedmont}}
The Regional Government (''Giunta Regionale'') is presided by the president of the region (''presidente della regione''), who is elected for a five-year term and is composed of the president and 14 ministers, including a vice president (''vice presidente'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.regione.piemonte.it/governo/assessorati/index.htm |title=Sito Ufficiale della Regione Piemonte: Giunta regionale |publisher=Regione.piemonte.it |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218124455/http://www.regione.piemonte.it/governo/assessorati/index.htm |archive-date=18 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[2010 Piedmontese regional election]], which took place on 29–30 March, [[Roberto Cota]] of [[Lega Nord]] defeated incumbent [[Mercedes Bresso]] of the [[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]] (PD). For the [[2014 Piedmontese regional election]], Cota chose not to stand again for president and the parties composing his coalition failed to agree on a single candidate, resulting in a landslide victory for [[Sergio Chiamparino]], a member of the PD who had been [[mayor of Turin]] from 2001 to 2011. Chiamparino was in charge until the [[2019 Piedmontese regional election]], when [[Alberto Cirio]] of [[Forza Italia (2013)|Forza Italia]] became the new president of the region.

=== Administrative divisions ===
Piedmont is divided into eight provinces.

{| class="wikitable sortable centered"
|-
! style="background:#ccf;"|Province
! style="background:#ccf;"|Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! style="background:#ccf;"|Population
! style="background:#ccf;"|Density (inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
| [[Province of Alessandria]]
| 3,560
| 431,885
| 121.3
|-
| [[Province of Asti]]
| 1,504
| 219,292
| 145.8
|-
| [[Province of Biella]]
| 913
| 181,089
| 204.9
|-
| [[Province of Cuneo]]
| 6,903
| 592,060
| 85.7
|-
| [[Province of Novara]]
| 1,339
| 371,418
| 277.3
|-
| [[Metropolitan City of Turin]]
| 6,821
| 2,291,719
| 335.9
|-
| [[Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola]]
| 2,255
| 160,883
| 71.3
|-
| [[Province of Vercelli]]
| 2,088
| 176,121
| 84.3
|}

[[File:Piedmont Provinces.png|thumb|center|350px|Provinces of Piedmont]]

==Culture==
===Languages===
[[File:Piedmontese Language distribution.png|thumb|[[Piedmontese language]] distribution:
{{legend|#d5001d|Areas where Piedmontese is spoken (municipalities where [[Occitan language|Occitan]] and [[Franco-Provençal|Arpitan]] presence is only de jure are included)}}
{{legend|#ff203e|Areas where Piedmontese is spoken alongside other languages (Occitan, Arpitan and [[Alemannic German|Alemannic]]) and areas of linguistic transition (with [[Ligurian language|Ligurian]] and with [[Lombard language|Lombard]])}}]]
As in the rest of Italy, [[Italian language|Italian]] is the official national language. The main local languages are [[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]], [[Western Lombard dialect|Insubric]] (spoken in the eastern part of the region), [[Occitan language|Occitan]] (spoken by a minority in the [[Occitan Valleys]] situated in the [[Province of Cuneo]] and the [[Metropolitan City of Turin]]), and [[Franco-Provençal language|Franco-Provençal]] (spoken by another minority in the alpine heights of the Metropolitan City of Turin), like in the [[Susa Valley]] and [[Walser language|Walser]] (spoken by a minority in the [[Province of Vercelli]] and [[Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola]]).

===Cuisine===
{{Main|Piedmontese cuisine}}
[[File:LovageAgnoCattailPurslane (8312537016).jpg|thumb|''[[Agnolotti]]'']]
[[File:Risotto with White Truffles from Alba.jpg|thumb|''[[Risotto]]'' topped with [[Tuber magnatum|white truffle]] shavings]]
[[File:Vitello tonnato.jpg|thumb|''[[Vitello tonnato]]'']]
[[File:Polenta_e_bruscitti_(2).jpg|thumb|''[[Bruscitti]]'' served with ''[[polenta]]'' porridge]]

[[Piedmontese cuisine]] is the style of cooking in the [[Northern Italy|Northern Italian]] region of Piedmont. Bordering [[France]] and [[Switzerland]], Piedmontese cuisine is partly influenced by [[French cuisine]]; this is demonstrated in particular by the importance of appetizers, a set of courses that precede what is traditionally called a first course and aimed at whetting the appetite. In France these courses are fewer and are called ''entrée''.<ref name=PI>{{cite book|title=La grande cucina regionale - Piemonte|publisher=Il corriere della sera|year=2005|chapter=Introduzione|language=it}}</ref>

It is a region in Italy with the largest number of [[:Category:Piedmontese cheeses|cheeses]] and [[Piedmont wine|wines]]. The most prestigious Italian culinary school, the [[University of Gastronomic Sciences]], was founded in Piedmont. Similar to other Northern Italian cuisines, veal, wine, and butter are among the main ingredients used in cooking.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Donati |first=Stella |title=Il Grande Manuale della Cucina Regionale |date= |publisher=Euroclub |year=1979}}</ref>

Some well-known dishes include ''[[agnolotti]]'', ''[[vitello tonnato]]'' (also popular in Argentina), and ''[[bagna càuda]]''. Piedmont is also credited for the famous pasta dish [[tagliolini]] (''tajarin'' in [[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tajarin, a Speciality of Piedmontese Cuisine |url=https://alfierialimentari.it/en/tajarin-a-speciality-of-piedmontese-cuisine/}}</ref> ''Tagliolini'' are a type of egg [[pasta]] normally made fresh by hand. According to Italian writer and journalist Massimo Alberini, ''tagliolini'' was among [[Victor Emmanuel II|King Victor Emmanuel II]]'s preferred dishes.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Alberini |first=Massimo |title=Piemontesi a tavola. Itinerario gastronomico da Novara alle Alpi}}</ref>

Common in [[Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola|Verbano-Cusio-Ossola]] area<ref name="caffeinamagazine">{{cite web|url=https://www.caffeinamagazine.it/televisione/antonella-clerici-si-commuove-bruscitti-e-sempre-mezzogiorno/|title=Antonella Clerici si commuove in diretta. Ciò che succede in studio non la lascia indifferente: il ricordo che emoziona anche il pubblico|date=30 November 2020 |access-date=17 February 2024|language=it}}</ref> are ''[[bruscitti]]'', originating from [[Alto Milanese]], a dish of braised meat cut very thin and cooked in wine and [[Fennel|fennel seeds]], historically obtained by stripping leftover meat.

The [[Slow Food|Slow Food Movement]] was started in Piedmont by [[Carlo Petrini]] who was from the town of [[Bra, Piedmont]]. The movement greatly benefited the region by highlighting Piedmont's diverse cuisine. The Slow Food Movement offices are still headquartered in the town of Bra. 

The town of [[Alba, Piedmont|Alba]] is known for its gourmet food. It is also the region where [[Tuber magnatum|Alba white truffles]] are found.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alba White Truffle: what it is and everything you need to know |url=https://www.eataly.com/us_en/magazine/culture-and-tradition/guide-to-white-alba-truffles}}</ref>

Since 2006, the Piedmont region has benefited from the start of the [[Slow Food]] movement and [[Terra Madre]], events that highlighted the rich agricultural and [[viticulture|viticultural]] value of the Po Valley and northern Italy. A chain of food halls [[Eataly]] works in collaboration with [[Slow Food]]. Piedmont is the leading producer of confectionery, coffee, rice, and white truffles in Italy. It is ranked 3 of 20 for the production of quality DOC and DOCG wines with 1,982,718 hl, there are 17 DOCG wines of all possible types (white, red, sweet, sparkling). In 2019, Piedmont accounted for 16.5% of wine exports from Italy, ranking second behind [[Veneto]], with 36%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Export of wine by region in Italy 2019 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/560284/export-of-wine-by-region-in-italy/ |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=Statista |language=en}}</ref> The typical food industries in Piedmont are:
* alcoholic beverages
** production of quality dry red wines from [[Nebbiolo]], [[Dolcetto]], and [[Barbera]] grapes
** production of quality dry white wines 
** production of sweet white wines from [[Erbaluce]] grapes
** production of [[vermouth]], which was invented in Piedmont
** production of sparkling wine [[Asti wine|Asti Spumante]], [[Alta Langa]], [[Cortese di Gavi|Gavi]]
* coffee
** production of coffee [[Lavazza]]
** production of coffee/chocolate liqueur [[Bicerin]]
* confectionery
** production of traditional [[Gianduiotto|Chocolate Gianduiotto]]
** production of different kind of [[chocolate]] and [[praline (nut confection)|pralines]]
** production of [[torrone]]
** production of sweet paste [[Nutella]]
** production of [[Biscuit|biscotto]]
* delicacy
** production of [[tuber magnatum|white truffles]] from [[Alba, Piedmont|Alba]] and related products with white truffles like condiments, honey, salami, and prosciutto
** production of high-quality marinated beef Gradisca or dried beef [[Bresaola]]
* cereals
** production of dry [[risotto]] mixes

<gallery>
Barolo_in_Piemonte%2C_Italy.jpg|[[Barolo|Wine Barolo]]
Marini_IMG_0024.JPG|[[Martini (vermouth)|Vermouth Martini]]
Cinzano_Asti_Spumante%2C_2012.jpg|[[Asti wine|Asti Spumante]]
Le_Mot_de_la_Faim_%28restaurant%29_-_expresso.JPG|[[Lavazza|Coffee Lavazza]]
Gianduiotti.jpg|[[Gianduiotto|Chocolate Gianduiotto]] 
Nutella_ak.jpg|[[Nutella]]
Tuber_Magnatum_Pico.jpg|[[Tuber magnatum|White Truffles]] from [[Alba]]
Risotto_ai_funghi_porcini.JPG|[[Risotto]] ai funghi porcini
2016 1129 Turin Grissini.jpg|[[Grissini]]
</gallery>

===Museums===
{{Main|List of museums in Piedmont}}
[[File:Mole Antonelliana (Torino) 01.jpg|thumb|[[National Museum of Cinema]] in [[Turin]]]]
[[File:Torino-PalazzoCarignanoFronte.jpg|thumb|[[Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin)|Museum of the Risorgimento of Turin]]]]
[[File:Torino, museo nazionale dell'Automobile (02).jpg|thumb|[[Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile]] in [[Turin]]]]
[[File:Museo Egizio e Galleria sabauda, Torino.jpg|thumb|[[Museo Egizio]] in [[Turin]]]]

* [[Accorsi - Ometto Museum]]
* [[Casa Cavassa]]
* [[Castello della Manta]]
* [[Moncalieri Castle|Castle of Moncalieri]]
* [[Castle of Racconigi]]
* [[Castle of Rivoli]]
* [[Cittadella of Alessandria]]
* [[Faraggiana Ferrandi Natural History Museum]]
* [[Forte Albertino]]
* [[Fort of Exilles]]
* [[J-Museum|Juventus Museum]]
* [[Mole Antonelliana]]
* [[Museo Francesco Borgogna|Museo Borgogna (Vercelli)]]
* [[Museo Civico d'Arte Antica]]
* [[Federico Eusebio Civic Museum of Archaeology and Natural Sciences, Alba|Museo Civico Federico Eusebio]]
* [[Museo Egizio]]
* [[Museo Francesco Borgogna]]
* [[Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile]]
* [[Museum of Human Anatomy Luigi Rolando]]
* [[Museum of Oriental Art (Turin)|Museum of Oriental Art]]
* [[Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin)|Museum of the Risorgimento]]
* [[Palace of Venaria]]
* [[Palazzo Silva, Domodossola|Palazzo Silva]]
* [[Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi]]
* [[Accademia Albertina|Pinacoteca Albertina]]
* [[Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli]]
* [[Royal Armoury of Turin]]
* [[Royal Library of Turin]]
* [[Royal Palace of Turin]]
* [[Sabauda Gallery]]
* [[Synagogue of Casale Monferrato]]
* [[National Museum of Cinema|The National Cinema Museum]]
* [[Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art]]
* [[Turin City Museum of Ancient Art]]
* [[Turin Museum of Natural History]]
* [[Villa della Regina]]

==Sport==
[[File:Derby di Torino - Serie A 1976-1977.jpg|thumb|[[Derby della Mole]] between [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and [[Torino FC|Torino]] on 3 April 1977]]
[[File:2006 Olympics Opening Ceremony.jpg|thumb|[[2006 Winter Olympics]] opening ceremony in Turin]]

In [[association football]], notable clubs in Piedmont include [[Turin]]-based [[Juventus]] and [[Torino F.C.|Torino]], who have won 43 official top-flight league championships (as of the [[2020–21 Serie A|2020–21 season]]) between them (36 titles won by Juventus and seven by Torino), more than any other city in Italy. Juventus is the most successful club in Italy, having won the most league titles (36), [[Coppa Italia]] titles (14), and [[Supercoppa Italiana]] titles (9) of any team in the country; [[Juventus Women]], established in 2017, also achieved success, immediately becoming one of the country's most successful women's teams. Other smaller teams include the old "Piedmont Quadrilateral" components [[Novara Calcio|Novara]], [[U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912|Alessandria]], [[Associazione Sportiva Casale Calcio|Casale]], and [[Pro Vercelli]]. With the pre-[[World War II]] success of Pro Vercelli in 1910s and Juventus in 1930s, as well as winning cycles of Torino during the ''[[Grande Torino]]'' years and Juventus in different eras since 1950, the region became the most successful in terms of championships won. Casale and [[U.S.D. Novese|Novese]] contributed with one ''[[scudetto]]'' each. Other local teams include volleyball teams [[Piemonte Volley|Cuneo]] (male) and [[AGIL Volley|AGIL Novara]] (female), basketball teams Biella Basketball and Junior Casale, ice hockey team Hockey Club Turin, and roller hockey side [[Amatori Vercelli]], who have won three league titles, an Italian Cup, and two [[CERS Cup]]s. 

Turin hosted the [[2006 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamOlympicScandalArchive/jun19_tur.html|url-status=usurped|title=Turin wins 2006 Winter Olympics|website=Canoe.ca|date=19 June 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210105000/http://www.canoe.com/SlamOlympicScandalArchive/jun19_tur.html|archive-date=10 February 2005|access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref> The 2006 Winter Olympics ({{langx|it|2006 Olimpiadi invernali}}), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ({{langx|it|XX Giochi olimpici invernali}}) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter [[multi-sport event]] held from 10 to 26&nbsp;February in [[Turin]], Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]], the first being in [[1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]]; Italy had also hosted the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] in [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960]] in [[Rome]]. Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 Games in June 1999. The official motto of Torino 2006 was "Passion lives here".<ref name="Motto">{{cite web|url=http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/bin/page/C_3_page_eng_283_paragraphs_paragrafo_0_attachments_allegato_7_object.pdf |title=Italian Passion in the Motto of Torino 2006 |work=Torino 2006 |access-date=18 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216091149/http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/bin/page/C_3_page_eng_283_paragraphs_paragrafo_0_attachments_allegato_7_object.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2008 }}</ref> The Games' logo depicted a stylized profile of the [[Mole Antonelliana]] building, drawn in white and blue ice crystals, signifying the snow and the sky. The crystal web was also meant to portray the web of new technologies and the Olympic spirit of community. The 2006 Olympic mascots were Neve ("snow" in Italian), a female [[snowball]], and Gliz, a male [[ice cube]].<ref name="Mascots">{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/torino/open_mascotte_uk.asp |title=Torino 2006 Mascots |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] |website=olympic.org |access-date=18 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526214256/http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/torino/open_mascotte_uk.asp |archive-date=26 May 2010 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

== See also ==
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* [[Siege of Turin]] (1706)
* [[Battle of Assietta]] (1747)
* [[Battle of Marengo]] (14 June 1800)
* [[Battle of Novara (1849)]]
* [[Bialbero de Casorzo]]
* [[Giovenale Boetto]]
* [[Chiusella]]
* [[Federation of Damanhur]]
* [[Gianduja (disambiguation)|Gianduja]]
* [[:Category:Cuisine of Piedmont|Piedmont cuisine]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortona]]
* [[Waldensian Evangelical Church]]
* [[Western Alps]]
}}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Sources ==
* Collier, M. (2003). ''Italian Unification, 1820–71''. Heinemann: Oxford. {{ISBN|9780435327545}}.

== External links ==
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* [http://www.regione.piemonte.it/ Regional government website] {{in lang|it}}
* {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Piedmont|short=x}}

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