Piedmont

Piedmont (/ˈpiːdmɒnt/ PEED-mont; Italian: Piemonte, pronounced [pjeˈmonte]; Piedmontese, Occitan and Arpitan: Piemont, Piedmontese pronunciation: [pjeˈmʊŋt]) is a region in the northern part of Italy. The name means "foot of mountain" (Alps). The capital is Turin. Piedmont has 8 provinces within it.

Piedmont Piemonte  (Italian) Piemont  (Piedmontese)
Region of Italy
A view over Piedmont's Lake Maggiore, Mount Rosa and Verbania
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Italy
Capital	Turin
Government
• President	Alberto Cirio (FI)
Area
• Total	25,402 km2 (9,808 sq mi)
Population  (31-10-2017)
• Total	4,377,941
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	English: Piedmontese Italian: Piemontese
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ Nominal	€134.0[1] billion (2016)
GDP per capita	€30,800[2] (2008)
HDI (2017)	0.887[3] very high · 10th of 21
NUTS Region	ITC1
Website	www.regione.piemonte.it

In the north of Piedmont there is the country of Switzerland and the Italian region of Valle d'Aosta, in the east there are the regions of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, in the west there is France and in the south Liguria.

Piedmont was part of the Duchy of Savoy until the Italian unification of 1860 when the Duke of Savoy became King of Italy.

Provinces

Piedmont is divided into 8 provinces:

1. Alessandria
2. Asti
3. Biella
4. Cuneo
5. Novara
6. Turin (Torino)
7. Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
8. Vercelli