Metropolitan City of Turin | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Metropolitan City of Turin | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Established | 1 January 2015 |
| Capital(s) | Turin |
| Comuni | 312 |
| Government | |
| • Metropolitan mayor | Stefano Lo Russo (PD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,827 km2 (2,636 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 2,207,873 |
| • Density | 323.4/km2 (837.6/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €69.305 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €30,304 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10121-10156 (Turin) 10010-10099 (other municipalities) |
| Telephone prefix | 011, 0121, 0122, 0123, 0124, 0125, 0161 |
| ISO 3166 code | IT-TO |
| Vehicle registration | TO |
| ISTAT | 201[3] |
| Website | www |
TheMetropolitan City of Turin (Italian:città metropolitana di Torino;Piedmontese:sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin) is ametropolitan city in thePiedmont region ofItaly. Its capital is the city ofTurin. It replaced theprovince of Turin and comprises 312comuni (sg.:comune). It was created by thereform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and established by the Law 56/2014. It has been officially operating since 1 January 2015. It has 2,207,873 inhabitants.[1]
The Metropolitan City of Turin is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and by the Metropolitan Council (consiglio metropolitano). Since 27 October 2021,Stefano Lo Russo has served as the mayor of the capital city, succeedingChiara Appendino. The largest Metropolitan City of Italy, it is the only one to border a foreign state,France.
It has an area of 6,827 km2 (2,636 sq mi),[4] and a total population of 2,211,114. There are 312comuni (sg.:comune) in the metropolitan area[5] – the most of any province or metropolitan city in Italy. The province with the second highest number ofcomuni (municipalities) isCuneo with 250.[6]
The territory consists of a mountainous area to the west and north along the border with France and with the Valle d'Aosta,[7] and part that is flat or hilly in the south and east. The mountainous part is home to part of the Hautes Alpes, theGraian Alps and, to a much lesser extent, thePennine Alps. The highest point in the Metropolitan City of Turin is theRoc (4,026 m), located in theGran Paradiso massif on the border with Valle d'Aosta.
Several wildlife reserves are located in the province, including theSacro Monte Natural Reserve in Belmonte and theGran Paradiso National Park. TheResidences of the Royal House of Savoy, located in Turin and several other towns in the province, as well as theSacro Monte di Belmonte, areUNESCOWorld Heritage Sites.[7]
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| Metropolitan Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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| 1 | Piero Fassino | 1 January 2015 | 30 June 2016 | Democratic Party |
| 2 | Chiara Appendino | 30 June 2016 | 27 October 2021 | Five Star Movement |
| 3 | Stefano Lo Russo | 27 October 2021 | Incumbent | Democratic Party |
The new metro municipalities, giving large urban areas the administrative powers of a province, are conceived for improving the performance of local administrations and to slash local spending by better coordinating the municipalities in providing basic services (including transport, school and social programs) and environment protection.[10] In this policy framework, the Mayor of Turin is designated to exercise the functions of Metropolitan mayor, presiding over a Metropolitan Council formed by 18 mayors of municipalities within the Metro municipality.
The first Metropolitan Council of the City was elected on 12 October 2014:
| Group | Seats | |
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| PD | 13 / 18 | |
| M5S | 2 / 18 | |
| FI | 1 / 18 | |
| NCD | 1 / 18 | |
| Others | 1 / 18 | |
There are 118 municipalities (comuni) in the Metropolitan City.[11] The 10 largest by population are:
| Municipality | Population (2025)[1] |
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| Turin | 856,745 |
| Moncalieri | 55,489 |
| Collegno | 47,779 |
| Rivoli | 46,567 |
| Nichelino | 45,802 |
| Settimo Torinese | 45,623 |
| Grugliasco | 36,499 |
| Chieri | 35,865 |
| Pinerolo | 35,435 |
| Venaria Reale | 32,013 |
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The Metropolitan City has a large number of rail and road work sites. Although this activity increased when the city was chosen to host the2006 Winter Olympics, parts of it had long been planned. Some of the work sites deal with general roadworks to improve traffic flow, such as underpasses and flyovers.
Two projects are of major importance and will radically change the shape of the city of Turin. One is theSpina Centrale ("Central Spine") project, which includes the doubling of a major railway crossing the city, theTurin–Milan railway locally known asPassante Ferroviario di Torino ("Turin Railway Bypass"). The railroad previously ran in a trench. This is to covered by a major boulevard running from North to South of Turin, in a central position along the city.Porta Susa, on this section, will become Turin's main station to substitute the terminus ofPorta Nuova with a through station. Other important stations areStura,Rebaudengo,Lingotto andMadonna di Campagna railway stations, though not all of them belong to the layout of the Spina Centrale.
The other major project is the construction of a subway line based on theVAL system, known asMetrotorino. This project is expected to continue for years and to cover a larger part of the city. Its first phase was finished in time for the2006 Olympic Games, inaugurated on 4 February 2006 and opened to the public the day after. The first leg of the subway system linked the nearby town ofCollegno with Porta Susa in Turin's city centre. On 4 October 2007 the line was extended to Porta Nuova. In March 2011 it reached Lingotto. A new extension of the so-calledLinea 1 ("Line 1") is expected in the near future, reaching bothRivoli (up to Cascine Vica hamlet) in the Western belt of Turin and Piazza Bengasi in the Southeast side of the city. In addition, aLinea 2 is in the pipeline, and it is supposed to cross Turin from North to South.
The area has an international airport known asCaselle International AirportSandro Pertini (TRN), located inCaselle Torinese, about 13 km (8 mi) from the centre of Turin. It is connected to the city by a railway service (from Dora Station) and a bus service (from Porta Nuova and Porta Susa railway stations).
As of 2010 also abicycle-sharing system, theToBike, is operational.
The metropolitan area is served byTurin Metropolitan Railway Service.
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