Grinzane Cavour

Grinzane Cavour is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Cuneo.

Grinzane Cavour
Comune
Comune di Grinzane Cavour
Coat of arms
Location of Grinzane Cavour
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Coordinates: 44°40′N 7°59′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni	Barzone, Gallo, Giacco, Grinzane
Government
• Mayor	Franco Sampò
Area [1]
• Total	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population  (31 August 2017)[2]
• Total	1,987
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Grinzanesi or Gallesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12060
Dialing code	0173
Website	Official website

Grinzane Cavour borders the municipalities of Alba and Diano d'Alba.

Originally simply known as Grinzane, it switched to the current name in homage to Camillo Benso, Count Cavour, who was mayor of the city for 17 years.

The main attraction is the massive medieval castle. Until 2009, Grinzane Cavour was also the seat of the eponymous literary award.

Twin towns

• Canosa di Puglia, Italy