Major Cities and Towns of Piedmont

Latest page update: 6 March 2025

By: Dion Protani

The major cities and towns of Piedmont are headed up by the regional capital of Turin. There are eight provinces in Piedmont with Turin being the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin province and six of the others named after their provincial capital.

The city of Verbania on Lake Maggiore is the provincial capital of Verbano Cusio Ossola which also contains Lake Orta (once called Cusio) and the town of Domodossola.

The remaining six provinces all take the name of their major city and include Novara, Asti, Alessandria, Biella, Cuneo and Vercelli.

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Turin

Royal Palace of Turin

Novara

Visconti-Sforza Castle, Novara

Asti

Piazza Cattedrale, Asti

Verbania

Suna, Verbania

Biella

Bell Tower of Biella Cathedral

Vercelli

Piazza Cavour, Vercelli

Cuneo

Cuneo Cathedral

Alessandria

Piazza Garibaldi, Alessandria

Domodossola

Domodossola, Piedmont

Top Ten Cities and Towns in Piedmont by Population

Source: ISTAT (2021)

1. Turin - 848,196
2. Novara - 101,916
3. Alessandria - 92,104
4. Asti - 74,348
5. Moncalieri - 56,522
6. Cuneo - 55,980
7. Collegno - 49,099
8. Rivoli - 47,318
9. Settimo Torinese - 46,699
10. Nichelino - 46,535

Piedmont Top 10 - My Recommended Destinations in Piedmont

1. Orta San Giulio
2. Lake Maggiore
3. Langhe
4. Turin
5. Borromean Islands
6. Monferrato
7. Reggia di Venaria Reale
8. Asti
9. Val di Susa
10. Barolo

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