Colleretto Giacosa
Colleretto Giacosa | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Colleretto Giacosa | |
Location of Colleretto Giacosa | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′N 7°47′E / 45.433°N 7.783°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | Campana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernesto Marco |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2021) | |
• Total | 586 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Collerettese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10010 |
| Dialing code | 0125 |
| Patron saint | San Felice |
| Saint day | Third sunday of October |
Colleretto Giacosa is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Turin.
Colleretto Giacosa borders the following municipalities: Samone, Loranzè, Pavone Canavese, Parella, and San Martino Canavese.
The poet, playwright and librettist Giuseppe Giacosa (1847 – 1906) was born in the then Colleretto Parella, the town changed its name after him.