Torre- Pellice ( Italian. Torre Pellice , we drink. La Tor dël Pélis , cx . La Torre de Pèlis ) - a commune in Italy , located in the Piedmont region , in the province of Turin . Located on the border with France .
| Commune | |
| Torre Pellice | |
|---|---|
| Torre Pellice, La Tor dël Pélis | |
| A country |  Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Provinces | Turin |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 21 km² |
| Center height | 516 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in the summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 4573 people ( 2008 ) |
| Density | 218 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +39 0121 |
| Postcode | 10066 |
| Car code | |
| ISTAT code | 01275 |
| Other | |
| Mayor of the commune | Claudio bertalot |
| valpellice.to.it/sottosezione.php3?id_rubrique=59 (ital.) | |
The population is 4573 people (2008), the population density is 218 people / km². It covers an area of 21 km². Zip code - 10066. Telephone code - 0121.
The city is the center of the Church of the Waldensians of Italy .
Saint Martin is considered the patron of the settlement.
History
Since the XII century, the Waldenses begin to settle here. They were actively persecuted by the Catholic authorities until, in 1848, the king of Sardinia was granted them all civil rights and the opportunity to freely practice their faith. Then the Waldensians in 1852 a neo-Romanesque church was built in the city.
Demographics
Population dynamics:
Twin Cities
- Guardia Piedmontese , Italy
- Morfelden-Waldorf , Germany
- Guillestre , France
- Valdez , United States
Municipal Administration
- Phone: (+39) 0121953221
- Email: unknown
- Official website: https://web.archive.org/web/20070929142753/http://www.valpellice.to.it/sottosezione.php3?id_rubrique=59