San Mauro Torinese () is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the region of Piedmont in Italy. It has 18,267 inhabitants. (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)The file URL linking on technical dataset.
San Mauro Torinese borders the municipalities of Settimo Torinese, Castiglione Torinese, Turin, and Baldissero Torinese.
History
The first written record of Pulchra Rada (the ancient name for San Mauro, which in Latin means "beautiful beach and/or port" - on the Po river) dates from 4 May 991. On that day Anselmo (at the time the ruler of Montferrat) gave the order to rebuild a Benedictine monastery, erected originally above a pre-existing ancient Roman settlement, that had been destroyed by a Saracen invasion.
The abbey became especially prosperous in the 12th century, after which it started to decline due to the continuous strife between the bordering Marquisate of Montferrat and Duchy of Savoy. In 1474 it was therefore suppressed and turned into in commendam. The way was owned by the Benedictinese until 1603 when it was transferred to secular clergy. The convent was suppressed again by Pope Pius VI in 1803.
Bridge Victor Emmanuel III, connecting San Mauro to Bertolla, locally known as ponte vecchio (old bridge), was inaugurated on 8 September 1912.
Demographics As of 2026, the population is 18,267, of which 48.3% are male, and 51.7% are female. Minors make up 13.5% of the population, and seniors make up 29.4%. (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)The file URL linking on technical dataset.
Immigration As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 18,252 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (17,105 – 93.7%), Romania (335 – 1.8%). (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)The file URL linking on technical dataset.
Main sights Pulcherada Abbey Parish church of Santa Maria Sambuy Castle Natural Park of Superga Hill
Twin towns and sister cities Mirande, France L'Eliana, Spain
References
External links Official website