Orbassano

Orbassano
Orbassan (Piedmontese)
Comune di Orbassano
Coat of arms of Orbassano
Location of Orbassano
Orbassano is located in Italy
Orbassano
Orbassano
Location of Orbassano in Italy
Orbassano is located in Piedmont
Orbassano
Orbassano
Orbassano (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°0′N 7°32′E
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Metropolitan city Turin (TO)
Frazioni Tetti Valfrè, Gonzole
Government
 • Mayor Cinzia Maria Bosso
Area
 • Total 22.21 km2 (8.58 sq mi)
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)
 • Total 23,365
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Demonym Orbassanese (pl. -i)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10043
Dialing code 011
Patron saint St. John the Baptist
Saint day 24 June
Website Official website

Orbassano (Italian: [orbasˈsaːno]; Piedmontese: Orbassan [ʊrbaˈsɑŋ]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 13 kilometres (8 miles) southwest of Turin.

Orbassano borders the following municipalities: Turin, Rivoli, Rivalta di Torino, Beinasco, Nichelino, Volvera, Candiolo, None.

History

The known origins of the city date back to the Roman conquest of Cisalpine Gaul, evidenced by two Imperial era tombstones found here in the second half of the nineteenth century.

By the end of the first millennium, Orbassano was among the lands of the Margrave of Susa, but in 1029 it found itself sold by Manfredi to the new Abbey of San Giusto in Susa. Shortly thereafter, in 1035, some of the land came into the possession of the Diocese of Turin. In the twelfth century Orbassano came under the control of its northern neighbours the Lords of Rivalta, the Orsini family.

People

Sonia Gandhi was raised here, although she was born in Lusiana, near Vicenza.

Twin towns

Orbassano is twinned with: