Cherasco

Cherasco
Comune
Comune di Cherasco
Cherasco Location of Cherasco in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province / Metropolitan city	Province of Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni	Roreto, Bricco de' Faule, Veglia, Cappellazzo, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, Sant'Antonino
Area
• Total	81.2 km2 (31.4 sq mi)
Elevation	288 m (945 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total	7,624
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Cheraschesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	12062
Dialing code	0172
Website	Official website

Cherasco 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 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,624 and an area of 81.2 square kilometres (31.4 sq mi).

The municipality of Cherasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Roreto, Bricco de' Faule, Veglia, Cappellazzo, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, and Sant'Antonino.

Cherasco borders the following municipalities: Bra, Cavallermaggiore, Cervere, La Morra, Marene, Narzole, and Salmour.

The Cherasco Synagogue in the old Jewish ghetto has a notable Baroque Torah ark and bimah.

Demographic evolution

Twin towns — Sister cities

Cherasco is twinned with:

• Kiryat Gat, Israel
• Villars-sur-Var, France (1981)
• Möckmühl, Germany (2001)
• Piliscsaba, Hungary (2005)
• Cefa, Romania (2006)
• Aksakovo, Bulgaria (2009)