The Metropolitan City of Turin (; Piedmontese: sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin) is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the province of Turin and comprises 312 comuni (: comune). It was created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and established by the Law 56/2014. It has been officially operating since 1 January 2015. With a population of 2,204,779, it is the 4th most populous metropolitan city in Italy.
The Metropolitan City of Turin is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and by the Metropolitan Council (consiglio metropolitano). Since 27 October 2021, Stefano Lo Russo has served as the mayor of the capital city, succeeding Chiara Appendino. The largest metropolitan city of Italy, it is the only one to border a foreign state, France.
Geography It has an area of . There are 312 municipalities in the metropolitan area – the most of any province or metropolitan city in Italy. The province with the second highest number of municipalities is Cuneo with 250.
The territory consists of a mountainous area to the west and north along the border with France and with the Valle d'Aosta, and part that is flat or hilly in the south and east. The mountainous part is home to part of the Hautes Alpes, the Graian Alps and, to a much lesser extent, the Pennine Alps. The highest point in the Metropolitan City of Turin is the Roc (4,026 m), located in the Gran Paradiso Massif on the border with Valle d'Aosta.
Several wildlife reserves are located in the province, including the Sacro Monte Natural Reserve in Belmonte and the Gran Paradiso National Park. The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, located in Turin and several other towns in the province, as well as the Sacro Monte di Belmonte, are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Demographics As of 2026, the population is 2,204,779, of which 48.8% are male, and 51.2% are female. Minors make up 13.8% of the population, and seniors make up 26.9%.
Immigration As of 2025, immigrants make up 12.6% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Morocco, Peru, Albania, and Moldova.
Government List of metropolitan mayors Metropolitan Mayor Term start Term end Party Piero Fassino1 January 201530 June 2016PD 2Chiara Appendino30 June 201627 October 2021M5S Stefano Lo Russo27 October 2021IncumbentPD
Metropolitan Council The new metro municipalities, giving large urban areas the administrative powers of a province, are conceived for improving the performance of local administrations and to slash local spending by better coordinating the municipalities in providing basic services (including transport, school and social programs) and environment protection. In this policy framework, the Mayor of Turin is designated to exercise the functions of Metropolitan mayor, presiding over a Metropolitan Council formed by 18 mayors of municipalities within the Metro municipality.
The first Metropolitan Council of the City was elected on 12 October 2014:
Group Seats PD M5S FI NCD Others
Municipalities
The metropolitan city has 312 municipalities:
Agliè Airasca Ala di Stura Albiano d'Ivrea Almese Alpette Alpignano Andezeno Andrate Angrogna Arignano Avigliana Azeglio Bairo Balangero Baldissero Canavese Baldissero Torinese Balme Banchette Barbania Bardonecchia Barone Canavese Beinasco Bibiana Bobbio Pellice Bollengo Borgaro Torinese Borgiallo Borgofranco d'Ivrea Borgomasino Borgone Susa Bosconero Brandizzo Bricherasio Brosso Brozolo Bruino Brusasco Bruzolo Buriasco Burolo Busano Bussoleno Buttigliera Alta Cafasse Caluso Cambiano Campiglione-Fenile Candia Canavese Candiolo Canischio Cantalupa Cantoira Caprie Caravino Carema Carignano Carmagnola Casalborgone Cascinette d'Ivrea Caselette Caselle Torinese Castagneto Po Castagnole Piemonte Castellamonte Castelnuovo Nigra Castiglione Torinese Cavagnolo Cavour Cercenasco Ceres Ceresole Reale Cesana Torinese Chialamberto Chianocco Chiaverano Chieri Chiesanuova Chiomonte Chiusa di San Michele Chivasso Ciconio Cintano Cinzano Cirié Claviere Coassolo Torinese Coazze Collegno Colleretto Castelnuovo Colleretto Giacosa Condove Corio Cossano Canavese Cuceglio Cumiana Cuorgnè Druento Exilles Favria Feletto Fenestrelle Fiano Fiorano Canavese Foglizzo Forno Canavese Frassinetto Front Frossasco Garzigliana Gassino Torinese Germagnano Giaglione Giaveno Givoletto Gravere Groscavallo Grosso Grugliasco Ingria Inverso Pinasca Isolabella Issiglio Ivrea La Cassa La Loggia Lanzo Torinese Lauriano Leinì Lemie Lessolo Levone Locana Lombardore Lombriasco Loranzè Luserna San Giovanni Lusernetta Lusigliè Macello Maglione Mappano Marentino Massello Mathi Mattie Mazzè Meana di Susa Mercenasco Mezzenile Mombello di Torino Mompantero Monastero di Lanzo Moncalieri Moncenisio Montaldo Torinese Montalenghe Montalto Dora Montanaro Monteu da Po Moriondo Torinese Nichelino Noasca Nole Nomaglio None Novalesa Oglianico Orbassano Orio Canavese Osasco Osasio Oulx Ozegna Palazzo Canavese Pancalieri Parella Pavarolo Pavone Canavese Pecetto Torinese Perosa Argentina Perosa Canavese Perrero Pertusio Pessinetto Pianezza Pinasca Pinerolo Pino Torinese Piobesi Torinese Piossasco Piscina Piverone Poirino Pomaretto Pont-Canavese Porte Pragelato Prali Pralormo Pramollo Prarostino Prascorsano Pratiglione Quagliuzzo Quassolo Quincinetto Reano Ribordone Riva presso Chieri Rivalba Rivalta di Torino Rivara Rivarolo Canavese Rivarossa Rivoli Robassomero Rocca Canavese Roletto Romano Canavese Ronco Canavese Rondissone Rorà Rosta Roure Rubiana Rueglio Salassa Salbertrand Salerano Canavese Salza di Pinerolo Samone San Benigno Canavese San Carlo Canavese San Colombano Belmonte San Didero San Francesco al Campo San Germano Chisone San Gillio San Giorgio Canavese San Giorio di Susa San Giusto Canavese San Martino Canavese San Maurizio Canavese San Mauro Torinese San Pietro Val Lemina San Ponso San Raffaele Cimena San Sebastiano da Po San Secondo di Pinerolo Sangano Sant'Ambrogio di Torino Sant'Antonino di Susa Santena Sauze d'Oulx Sauze di Cesana Scalenghe Scarmagno Sciolze Sestriere Settimo Rottaro Settimo Torinese Settimo Vittone Sparone Strambinello Strambino Susa Tavagnasco Torrazza Piemonte Torre Canavese Torre Pellice Trana Traversella Traves Trofarello Turin Usseaux Usseglio Vaie Val della Torre Val di Chy Valchiusa Valgioie Vallo Torinese Valperga Valprato Soana Varisella Vauda Canavese Venaria Reale Venaus Verolengo Verrua Savoia Vestignè Vialfrè Vidracco Vigone Villafranca Piemonte Villanova Canavese Villar Dora Villar Focchiardo Villar Pellice Villar Perosa Villarbasse Villareggia Villastellone Vinovo Virle Piemonte Vische Vistrorio Viù Volpiano Volvera
Transport
The Metropolitan City has a large number of rail and road work sites. Although this activity increased when the city was chosen to host the 2006 Winter Olympics, parts of it had long been planned. Some of the work sites deal with general roadworks to improve traffic flow, such as underpasses and flyovers.
Two projects are of major importance and will radically change the shape of the city of Turin. One is the Spina Centrale ("Central Spine") project, which includes the doubling of a major railway crossing the city, the Turin–Milan railway locally known as Passante Ferroviario di Torino ("Turin Railway Bypass"). The railroad previously ran in a trench. This is to covered by a major boulevard running from North to South of Turin, in a central position along the city. Porta Susa, on this section, will become Turin's main station to substitute the terminus of Porta Nuova with a through station. Other important stations are Stura, Rebaudengo, Lingotto and Madonna di Campagna railway stations, though not all of them belong to the layout of the Spina Centrale.
The other major project is the construction of a subway line based on the VAL system, known as Metrotorino. This project is expected to continue for years and to cover a larger part of the city. Its first phase was finished in time for the 2006 Olympic Games, inaugurated on 4 February 2006 and opened to the public the day after. The first leg of the subway system linked the nearby town of Collegno with Porta Susa in Turin's city centre. On 4 October 2007 the line was extended to Porta Nuova. In March 2011 it reached Lingotto. A new extension of the so-called Linea 1 ("Line 1") is expected in the near future, reaching both Rivoli (up to Cascine Vica hamlet) in the Western belt of Turin and Piazza Bengasi in the Southeast side of the city. In addition, a Linea 2 is in the pipeline, and it is supposed to cross Turin from North to South.
The area has an international airport known as Caselle International Airport Sandro Pertini (TRN), located in Caselle Torinese, about from the centre of Turin. It is connected to the city by a railway service (from Dora Station) and a bus service (from Porta Nuova and Porta Susa railway stations).
As of 2010 also a bicycle-sharing system, the ToBike, is operational.
The metropolitan area is served by Turin Metropolitan Railway Service.
See also Gran Paradiso Massif Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso House of Savoy Italian language Monte Gimont Shroud of Turin
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