Torre Pellice
Torre Pellice
La Torre de Pèlis | |
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| Comune di Torre Pellice | |
 The Waldensian Church in Torre Pellice | |
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Location of Torre Pellice  | |
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| Postal code | 10066 |
| Dialing code | 0121 |
Torre Pellice (Vivaro-Alpine: La Torre de Pèlis) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Turin. The municipality is about 17.7 kilometers (11 mi) from the French border. It is crossed by the Pellice river.
Torre Pellice is the centre of the
Protestant Reformation
(1590).
It borders the municipalities of Angrogna, Villar Pellice, Luserna San Giovanni, Rorà, Baussan, and Airali.
Notable residents
- John Charles Beckwith (British Army officer)
- Migjeni, Albanian poet and writer
- Davide Giordano, physician, surgeon, and former president of Ateneo Veneto
- Andrea Chiarotti, ice sledge hockey Paralympian and coach
Twin towns
Guardia Piemontese, Italy
Valdese, North Carolina, United States
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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