Carrù
Carrù | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Carrù | |
Location of Carrù | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′N 7°53′E / 44.483°N 7.883°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | San Giovanni, Frave, Bordino, S.Anna, Ronchi, Marenchi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefania Ieriti |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.0 km2 (10.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
• Total | 4,376 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Carrucesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12061 |
| Dialing code | 0173 |
| Website | { |
Carrù is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Cuneo.
Carrù borders the following municipalities: Bastia Mondovì, Bene Vagienna, Clavesana, Farigliano, Magliano Alpi, Mondovì, and Piozzo. Luigi Einaudi, the first official republican President Italy, was born in Carrù. The town also saw the passage of the troops of Napoleone Bonaparte during his campaign in Italy.