Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte) is a region of northwestern Italy. Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps mountain range, including the Monviso, where the Po River rises, and Monte Rosa. It borders with France, Switzerland, and the Italian regions of Lombardy, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, and the Aosta Valley.It has an area of 25,399 km2 and a population of est. 4.3 million. Its capital is Turin

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