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Turin Province (Piedmont, Italy)

Provincia di Torino

Last modified: 2006-12-16 by dov gutterman
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See also:

Municipalities:

  • Aglič
  • Airasca
  • Ala di Stura
  • Albiano D'Ivrea
  • Alice Superiore
  • Almese
  • Alpette
  • Alpignano
  • Andezeno
  • Andrate
  • Angrogna
  • Arignano
  • Avigliana
  • Azeglio
  • Bairo
  • Balangero
  • Baldissero Canavese
  • Baldissero Torinese
  • Balme
  • Banchette
  • Barbania
  • Bardonecchia
  • Barone Canavese
  • Beinasco
  • Bibiana
  • Bobbio Pellice
  • Bollengo
  • Borgaro Torinese
  • Borgiallo
  • Borgofranco D'Ivrea
  • Borgomasino
  • Borgone Susa
  • Bosconero
  • Brandizzo
  • Bricherasio
  • Brosso
  • Brozolo
  • Bruino
  • Brusasco
  • Bruzolo
  • Buriasco
  • Burolo
  • Busano
  • Bussoleno
  • Buttigliera Alta
  • Cafasse
  • Caluso
  • Cambiano
  • Campiglione-Fenile
  • Candia Canavese
  • Candiolo
  • Canischio
  • Cantalupa
  • Cantoira
  • Caprie
  • Caravino
  • Carema
  • Carignano
  • Carmagnola
  • Casalborgone
  • Cascinette D'Ivrea
  • Caselette
  • Caselle Torinese
  • Castagneto Po
  • Castagnole Piemonte
  • Castellamonte
  • Castelnuovo Nigra
  • Castiglione Torinese
  • Cavagnolo
  • Cavour
  • Cercenasco
  • Ceres
  • Ceresole Reale
  • Cesana Torinese
  • Chialamberto
  • Chianocco
  • Chiaverano
  • Chieri
  • Chiesanuova
  • Chiomonte
  • Chiusa di San Michele
  • Chivasso
  • Ciconio
  • Cintano
  • Cinzano
  • Cirič
  • Claviere
  • Coassolo Torinese
  • Coazze
  • Collegno
  • Colleretto Castelnuovo
  • Colleretto Giacosa
  • Condove
  • Corio
  • Cossano Canavese
  • Cuceglio
  • Cumiana
  • Cuorgnč
  • Druento
  • Exilles
  • Favria
  • Feletto
  • Fenestrelle
  • Fiano
  • Fiorano Canavese
  • Foglizzo
  • Forno Canavese
  • Frassinetto
  • Front
  • Frossasco
  • Garzigliana
  • Gassino Torinese
  • Germagnano
  • Giaglione
  • Giaveno
  • Givoletto
  • Gravere
  • Groscavallo
  • Grosso
  • Grugliasco
  • Ingria
  • Inverso Pinasca
  • Isolabella
  • Issiglio
  • Ivrea
  • La Cassa
  • La Loggia
  • Lanzo Torinese
  • Lauriano
  • Leini
  • Lemie
  • Lessolo
  • Levone
  • Locana
  • Lombardore
  • Lombriasco
  • Loranzč
  • Lugnacco
  • Luserna San Giovanni
  • Lusernetta
  • Lusiglič
  • Macello
  • Maglione
  • Marentino
  • Massello
  • Mathi
  • Mattie
  • Mazzč
  • Meana di Susa
  • Mercenasco
  • Meugliano
  • Mezzenile
  • Mombello di Torino
  • Mompantero
  • Monastero di Lanzo
  • Moncalieri
  • Moncenisio
  • Montaldo Torinese
  • Montalenghe
  • Montalto Dora
  • Montanaro
  • Monteu da Po
  • Moriondo Torinese
  • Nichelino
  • Noasca
  • Nole
  • Nomaglio
  • None
  • Novalesa
  • Oglianico
  • Orbassano
  • Orio Canavese
  • Osasco
  • Osasio
  • Oulx
  • Ozegna
  • Palazzo Canavese
  • Pancalieri
  • Parella
  • Pavarolo
  • Pavone Canavese
  • Pecco
  • Pecetto Torinese
  • Perosa Argentina
  • Perosa Canavese
  • Perrero
  • Pertusio
  • Pessinetto
  • Pianezza
  • Pinasca
  • Pinerolo
  • Pino Torinese
  • Piobesi Torinese
  • Piossasco
  • Piscina
  • Piverone
  • Poirino
  • Pomaretto
  • Pont-Canavese
  • Porte
  • Pragelato
  • Prali
  • Pralormo
  • Pramollo
  • Prarostino
  • Prascorsano
  • Pratiglione
  • Quagliuzzo
  • Quassolo
  • Quincinetto
  • Reano
  • Ribordone
  • Riva presso Chieri
  • Rivalba
  • Rivalta di Torino
  • Rivara
  • Rivarolo Canavese
  • Rivarossa
  • Rivoli
  • Robassomero
  • Rocca Canavese
  • Roletto
  • Romano Canavese
  • Ronco Canavese
  • Rondissone
  • Rorą
  • Rosta
  • Roure
  • Rubiana
  • Rueglio
  • Salassa
  • Salbertrand
  • Salerano Canavese
  • Salza di Pinerolo
  • Samone
  • San Benigno Canavese
  • San Carlo Canavese
  • San Colombano Belmonte
  • San Didero
  • San Francesco al Campo
  • San Germano Chisone
  • San Gillio
  • San Giorgio Canavese
  • San Giorio di Susa
  • San Giusto Canavese
  • San Martino Canavese
  • San Maurizio Canavese
  • San Mauro Torinese
  • San Pietro Val Lemina
  • San Ponso
  • San Raffaele Cimena
  • San Sebastiano Da Po
  • San Secondo di Pinerolo
  • Sangano
  • Sant'Ambrogio di Torino
  • Sant'Antonino di Susa
  • Santena
  • Sauze di Cesana
  • Sauze D'Oulx
  • Scalenghe
  • Scarmagno
  • Sciolze
  • Sestriere
  • Settimo Rottaro
  • Settimo Torinese
  • Settimo Vittone
  • Sparone
  • Strambinello
  • Strambino
  • Susa
  • Tavagnasco
  • Torrazza Piemonte
  • Torre Canavese
  • Torre Pellice
  • Trana
  • Trausella
  • Traversella
  • Traves
  • Trofarello
  • Turin
  • Usseaux
  • Usseglio
  • Vaie
  • Val della Torre
  • Valgioie
  • Vallo Torinese
  • Valperga
  • Valprato Soana
  • Varisella
  • Vauda Canavese
  • Venaria Reale
  • Venaus
  • Verolengo
  • Verrua Savoia
  • Vestignč
  • Vialfrč
  • Vico Canavese
  • Vidracco
  • Vigone
  • Villafranca Piemonte
  • Villanova Canavese
  • Villar Dora
  • Villar Focchiardo
  • Villar Pellice
  • Villar Perosa
  • Villarbasse
  • Villareggia
  • Villastellone
  • Vinovo
  • Virle Piemonte
  • Vische
  • Vistrorio
  • Vił
  • Volpiano
  • Volvera

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Turin Province Flag

Turin Province flag : white flag with a blue border and the coat of arms in the middle (not officially approved).
Pascal Vagnat, 28 July 1999

Currently, the Province of Turin uses two unofficial flags both bearing the coat of  arms adopted in 1930 (red (gules) with a white (argent) cross and an azure lambel surmounted by the Italian provincial crown) in the center, but with different backgrounds. In the 1990s when in Italy local administrative governments realized gonfalon was not enought for them, Turin Province began to display a white flag bordered blue (and arms) as the gonfalon device; this symbol is so widespreadly used, in public ceremonies etc. to be considered commonly the flag of the Province. Nevertheless above the main entrance of the Province head building in Turin, three poles fly the flag of Italy in the place of honor, the flag of the European Union and the flag of the Province consisting of an entirely blue field (with the arms).
It may be of interest to note that in reality this coat of arms, with roots far into the past, is the symbol of the whole Piedmont (with Turin chief town too) dating from 1424. At that time Duke of Savoy, in order to emphasize the western Po Plain was under his rule, a fact many neighbours had hard time accepting, granted to the eldest son personal signs of authority: the title of "Prince of Piedmont" and the arms consisting of the ones of Savoy differenced by an azure label. This emblem gradually was viewed as the symbol of Piedmont, from which in the XIX century this dynasty will play major roles in the events which led to the birth of the Italian state.
Nevertheless also, during the Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) the intermediate level of administration was only the Province, Region having no form of self government, thus this symbol was officially granted to Turin Province as in ancient times the name "Piedmont" was associated with this smaller area. Finally the Republic gave the Regions political and administrative significance, Piedmont assuming responsibility over some local affairs, so this historical coat of arms was (re-)instituted  by new Region as well and lives in two territorial divisions today, but Piedmontese shield (1984) has a blue border, like the flag (1995), and a squared shape.
Rosario Francesco Raunisi, 16 September 2003

On the occasion of the XX Olympic Winter Games, the entirely blue flag with the provincial coat of arms in the center that was hoisted at the main building of the Province of Turin, had been replaced with a flag of a white background bordered blue and the arms in the center. So the Province of Turin has ceased to use two different flag backgrounds, as reported previously.
Rosario Francesco Raunisi, 21 February 2006


The Gonfalone

Photo of the gonfalone at <www.provincia.torino.it>.
Eli Gutterman, 10 November 2005


Coat of Arms


image from <en.comuni-italiani.it>