Piedmont

Piedmont ( ; , ; Piedmontese, Occitan and , ) is a region in the northern part of Italy. The name means "foot of mountain" (Alps). The capital is Turin.  Piedmont has 8 provinces within it.

In the north of Piedmont there is the country of Switzerland and the Italian region of Valle d'Aosta, in the east there are the regions of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, in the west there is France and in the south Liguria.

Piedmont was part of the Duchy of Savoy until the Italian unification of 1860 when the Duke of Savoy became King of Italy.

 Provinces 
Piedmont is divided into 8 provinces:
 Alessandria 
 Asti 
 Biella
 Cuneo 
 Novara 
 Turin (Torino)
 Verbano-Cusio-Ossola         
 Vercelli

References

 Other websites 
 Official Site (IT)