Collegno

Not to be confused with col legno.

Collegno Colegn (Piedmontese)
Comune
Comune di Collegno
The Leumann Village in Collegno.
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°5′N 7°35′E / 45.083°N 7.583°E / 45.083; 7.583
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin
Frazioni	Borgata Paradiso Di Collegno, Leumann, Regina Margherita, Savonera, Baricalla, Basse Dora, Bergera, Campo Sportivo, Gay, Provvidenza, Ricovero Provinciale[1]
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Casciano
Area [2]
• Total	18.10 km^2 (6.99 sq mi)
Elevation	302 m (991 ft)
Population  (2026)[3][4]
• Total	47,590
• Density	2,629/km^2 (6,810/sq mi)
Demonym	Collegnese(i)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10093
Dialing code	011
Patron saint	Saint Lawrence
Saint day	10 August
Website	Official website^[permanent dead link]

Collegno (Italian pronunciation: [kolˈleɲɲo]; Piedmontese: Colegn [kʊˈlɛɲ] ^ⓘ) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the region of Piedmont in Italy, located about 9 kilometres (6 miles) west of Turin. It has 47,590 inhabitants.^[5][6]

It occupies an alluvial plain at the end of the Val di Susa, between Rivoli and Turin, at the foot of Monte Musinè. The terminal course of the Dora Riparia flows in its territory.

History

Collegno originated as a Roman mansio 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Turin, known as Quintum Collegium (hence the modern name). Ancient findings from the area are now in the Museum of Antiquities in Turin.

From an ancient Roman villa, a richly decorated church was built at the beginning of the 5th century AD, dedicated to San Massimo, the first bishop of Turin.^[7]

In 2002, during excavations for the construction of the terminal of line 1 of the Turin Metro, the remains of a Langobard settlement and necropolis came to light.^[8] The site has been studied thoroughly until 2006, along with a nearby little gothic cabin's, previously settled.^[9][10]

In 1641, Maria Cristina of France, regent of Savoy Dukedom, ordered the edification of a "Charterhouse" to host a monastery; the large building was designed by M. Valperga, the First Ducal Architect and completed by Juvarra. In 1851 the Monastery was transformed in a hospital for mental ills, then closed in 70s of the past century.

Lajos Kossuth, the exiled leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, lived in the Baraccone section of the village from 1874 until 1882. The former politician bought a villa with a large garden not far from the train station, and spent his days with gardening, botanical expeditions to the Alps, writing his memoirs and receiving Hungarian guests. He was forced to sell the villa due to financial difficulties. The house was demolished in the 1970s.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 47,590, of which 47.7% are male, and 52.3% are female. Minors make up 13.6% of the population, and seniors make up 28%.^[11][12]

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1861 2,074 —     1871 2,515 +21.3% 1881 3,168 +26.0% 1901 4,591 +44.9% 1911 6,310 +37.4% 1921 7,714 +22.3% 1931 11,522 +49.4% 1936 12,535 +8.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 13,123 +4.7% 1961 21,282 +62.2% 1971 41,948 +97.1% 1981 46,578 +11.0% 1991 47,161 +1.3% 2001 46,641 −1.1% 2011 49,083 +5.2% 2021 48,574 −1.0%
Source: ISTAT[13][14]

Immigration

As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 47,365 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (44,211 – 93.3%), Romania (1,068 – 2.3%), Morocco (268 – 0.6%).^[15][16]

Twin towns and sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Collegno is twinned with:^[17]

• Antony, France
• Sárospatak, Hungary
• Volzhsky, Russia
• Neubrandenburg, Germany
• Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
• San Gregorio Magno, Italy
• Oueslatia, Tunisia
• Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Havířov, Czech Republic
• Rocchetta Sant'Antonio, Italy

See also

• Bruneri-Canella case

References

1. "Collegno (TO) - Sindaco e Amministrazione Comunale".
2. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
3. "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
4. "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
5. "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
6. "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
7. "Collegno (Torino), necropoli gota e longobarda e villaggio - MuseoTorino". www.museotorino.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
8. "Presenze Longobarde". Booklet delivered to visitors of the namesake exhibition, Collegno, 2004.
9. Pejrani Baricco, Luisella, ed. (2004). "Presenze longobarde. Collegno nell'Alto Medioevo". Soprintendenza per I Beni Archeologici del Piemonte.
10. Yijie Tian; et al. (2024). "The role of emerging elites in the formation and development of communities after the fall of the Roman Empire". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121 (36) e2317868121. doi:10.1073/pnas.2317868121. PMC 11388374. PMID 39159385.
11. "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
12. "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
13. "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
14. "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
15. "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27. (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
16. "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
17. "Città gemellate". comune.collegno.gov.it (in Italian). Collegno. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.

External links

Media related to Collegno at Wikimedia Commons