Cuneo

Cuneo (Italian: [ˈkuːneo] ; Piedmontese: Coni [ˈkʊni]; Occitan: Coni [ˈkuni]; French: Coni [kɔni]) is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Piedmont in northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the 4th-largest of Italy's provinces by area. With a population of 55,747, it is the 5th most populous city in Piedmont. It is located at an elevation of 550 metres (1,800 ft) in the south-west of Piedmont, at the confluence of the rivers Stura and Gesso. Cuneo borders the municipalities of Beinette, Borgo San Dalmazzo, Boves, Busca, Caraglio, Castelletto Stura, Centallo, Cervasca, Morozzo, Peveragno, Tarantasca and Vignolo. It is located near six mountain passes: Colle della Maddalena at 1,996 metres (6,549 ft) Colle di Tenda at 1,871 metres (6,138 ft) – Tunnel of Tenda at 1,300 metres (4,300 ft), 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long Colle del Melogno at 1,027 metres (3,369 ft) Colle San Bernardo at 957 metres (3,140 ft) Colle di Nava at 934 metres (3,064 ft) Colle di Cadibona at 459 metres (1,506 ft).