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CITY/AREA PROFILE
GEOGRAPHY
•Piedmont is one of the largest regions in Italy and
is situated in the north-western part of the country,
between France (to the west), Switzerland and Valle
d’Aosta (to the north), Lombardy (to the east) and
Liguria (to the south).
•Turin is the capital of the Piedmont region and the
most dominant city in the region.
•Turin is surrounded by different motorways and
connected to one of the most important railway routes
in Italy (Turin-Venice).
POPULATION
•Turin: 900,000 inhabitants.
•Province: about 2.3 million inhabitants.
•Piedmont: more than 4 million inhabitants.
ECONOMY
•Economic sectors: trade, service, agriculture, construction.
•Economic development strongly influenced by:
– National and international companies and institutions
such as Fiat and the Technical University;
– The 2006 Olympic games;
– The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the
unification of Italy took place in the city in 2011;
– Post industrial transformation of many buildings that
were re-developed to serve new uses; first, the Lingotto
factory and now the Officine Grandi Riparazioni (site of
a future congress centre and scientific research centre);
– An ambitious city urban renewal project involving the
area in which Le Gru is located.
– Improvements in public transportation.
•Income levels are about 14% above the national average.
•Unemployment is below the national average.
•Highest standard of living in the whole country.
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