Caselette

Caselette is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Piedmont region of northern Italy.

Caselette
Comune
Comune di Caselette
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Location of Caselette
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Coordinates: 45°06′N 7°28′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Frazioni	Grange di Caselette, Grangiotto
Government
• Mayor	Pacifico Banchieri
Area [1]
• Total	14.31 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (1-1-2017)[2]
• Total	3,049
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Demonym	Caselettese(i)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10040
Dialing code	011
Patron saint	St. George; St. Marius, Marta Audifax and Abacus
Saint day	April 23; January 19
Website	Official website

It is located at the entrance of the Val di Susa, 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Turin, at the foot of Monte Musinè. It is home to the Castle of the Cays Count, which is currently owned by the Salesians. Rock carvings of uncertain origin and the remains of a Roman villa have been found in the vicinity, on Mount Musinè. Close to Caselette stands the Pietra Alta, one of the biggest and more popular glacial erratics of Piedmont.^[3]

Twin towns

• Ricse, Hungary, since 2004