Savigliano

Savigliano
Savijan (Piedmontese)
Città di Savigliano
Town centre
Location of Savigliano
Savigliano
Location of Savigliano in Italy
Savigliano
Savigliano (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°38′E / 44.650°N 7.633°E / 44.650; 7.633
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceCuneo (CN)
FrazioniApparizione, Braida, Canavere Alte, Canavere Basse, Cascina Due Porte, Cavallotta, Ex Ferriera, Levaldigi, Martinetto-Consolata, Oropa, Palazzo, Rigrasso, San Salvatore, Sanità, Solere, Suniglia, Tetti Roccia, Tetti Vigna
Government
  MayorAntonello Portera
Area
  Total
110.79 km2 (42.78 sq mi)
Elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2021)
  Total
21,442
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
DemonymSaviglianese(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12038
Dialing code0172
Patron saintSt. Sebastian
Saint dayAugust 19
WebsiteOfficial website

Savigliano (Piedmontese: Savijan) is a comune of Piedmont, Northern Italy, in the Province of Cuneo, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Turin by rail.

It is home to ironworks, foundries, locomotive works (once owned by Fiat Ferroviaria, now by Alstom) and silk manufactures, as well as sugar factories, printing works and cocoon-raising establishments.