Luserna San Giovanni

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Luserna San Giovanni

44°49′N 7°15′E / 44.817°N 7.250°E / 44.817; 7.250CountryItalyRegionPiedmontMetropolitan city Turin (TO)FrazioniAirali, Luserna, San Giovanni, Baussan, Boer, Jallà, Pecoul, Ricoun, SaretGovernment

• MayorDuillio CanaleArea

^[1]

• Total17.74 km² (6.85 sq mi)Population

(30 September 2017)^[2]

• Total7,252 • Density410/km² (1,100/sq mi)DemonymLusernesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

10062

Dialing code0121WebsiteOfficial website

Luserna San Giovanni (Occitan: Luzerna e San Jan, Piedmontese: Luserna e San Gioann, French: Lucerne Saint-Jean) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the Val Pellice about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Turin.

Luserna San Giovanni borders the following municipalities: Angrogna, Bricherasio, Torre Pellice, Bibiana, Lusernetta, Rorà, and Bagnolo Piemonte.

History

Until a merger in 1872, San Giovanni and Luserna were separate villages.^[3] Caffarel, an Italian chocolate conglomerate, was founded in the area in 1826.^[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

Luserna San Giovanni is twinned with:

Prievidza, Slovakia
Savines-le-Lac, France
Colonia Valdense, Uruguay

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Luserna San Giovanni Notary Records". www.waldensian.info. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
^ "CAFFAREL | About the Lindt & Sprüngli Group | Lindt & Sprüngli". www.lindt-spruengli.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.