Castellar was a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 253 and an area of 3.8 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi).[1]
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.jpg) The centre of Castellar | |
  Castellar Location of Castellar in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°37′N 7°26′E / 44.617°N 7.433°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Comune | Saluzzo |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
• Total | 253 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12037 |
| Dialing code | 0175 |
History
editCastellar was an autonomous comune up to the end of 2018; on 1 January 2019 it was united to the neighbouring comune of Saluzzo, thus enforcing the results of a referendum held in the summer of 2018.[2]
The comune of Castellar bordered the following municipalities: Pagno, Revello, and Saluzzo. It had the following frazioni: Regione Giardino, Regione Morra, Regione Pairunella, Regione San Guglielmo, Regione Testa Nera
Demographic evolution
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Castellar former town hall -
Coat of Arms of the former Comune
References
edit- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Referendum sulla fusione Saluzzo-Castellar: vince il sì; article on La Stampa of July the 16th 2018, see www.lastampa.it
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