Luserna San Giovanni

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
Comune
Comune di Luserna San Giovanni
Coat of arms
Location of Luserna San Giovanni
Luserna San Giovanni Location of Luserna San Giovanni in Italy Show map of Italy Luserna San Giovanni Luserna San Giovanni (Piedmont) Show map of Piedmont
Coordinates: 44°49′N 7°15′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Frazioni	Airali, Luserna, San Giovanni, Baussan, Boer, Jallà, Pecoul, Ricoun, Saret
Government
• Mayor	Duillio Canale
Area [1]
• Total	17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population  (30 September 2017)[2]
• Total	7,252
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Lusernesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10062
Dialing code	0121
Website	Official website

Church in San Giovanni.

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