The Turin metropolitan area is the urban agglomeration centred on the city of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy. It is defined statistically and does not correspond to a single area of local government. Administratively it comprises the comune (municipality) of Turin plus 53 further communes, all of which fall within the Metropolitan City of Turin.
The metropolitan area has a total population of 1,646,064 estimated by the OECD and an area of 1,127 km2, giving a density of 1,461 people per square kilometre. It is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Italy. 51% of the population lives within the city of Turin.
Composition The Turin metropolitan area includes the city of Turin and 53 municipalities, the most important of these by population are Turin, Moncalieri, Collegno, Rivoli, Settimo Torinese and Nichelino:
ProvinceMunicipalityArea (km2)Population2008 population estimates from ISTAT PiedmontMetropolitan City of Turin Turin 130.0 847,033San Mauro Torinese 12.0 18,539Castiglione Torinese 14.2 6,476Gassino Torinese 20.5 9,380Settimo Torinese 36.51 46,678Brandizzo 6.4 8,649Chivasso 51.3 26,544Volpiano 32.4 15,253San Benigno Canavese 22.2 5,980Mappano 9.73 7,419Leinì 31.9 16,300Borgaro Torinese 11.18 11,843Caselle Torinese 23.58 13,839San Maurizio Canavese 17.5 10,173San Francesco al Campo 15.0 4,820Cirié 17.8 18,080San Carlo Canavese 21.0 4,018Nole 11.3 6,812Grosso 4.3 959Mathi 7.1 3,803Robassomero 8.4 3,070Venaria Reale 20.3 32,828Druento 27.7 8,957Collegno 18.1 49,050Pianezza 16.5 15,431Alpignano 12.0 16,711Caselette 14.0 3,020Grugliasco 13.1 36,712Rivoli 29.5 47,299Rosta 9.0 4,976Buttigliera Alta 8.3 6,384Avigliana 23.3 12,540Beinasco 6.8 17,534Rivalta di Torino 25.3 20,050Villarbasse 10.4 3,503Orbassano 22.1 23,156Bruino 5.6 8,514Sangano 6.7 3,723Piossasco 40.0 18,013Volvera 20.9 8,578Nichelino 20.6 46,512Candiolo 11.9 5,641None 24.7 7,916Vinovo 17.7 15,028Piobesi Torinese 19.7 3,875Moncalieri 47.0 56,496La Loggia 12.8 8,821Trofarello 12.3 10,691Cambiano 14.2 5,955Santena 16.2 10,537Pecetto Torinese 9.2 4,069Pino Torinese 21.9 8,384Chieri 54.3 35,869Baldissero Torinese 15.5 3,623TOTAL 1,126.6 1,646,064
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