The French Piedmont, the Italian Piemonte, and other variant cognates come from the medieval Latin Pedemontium or Pedemontis, i.e., ad pedem montium, meaning "at the foot of the mountains" … 查看更多內容

Piedmont was inhabited in early historic times by Celtic-Ligurian tribes such as the Taurini and the Salassi. They were later subdued by the 查看更多內容

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There are links with neighbouring France via the Fréjus and Colle di Tenda tunnels as well as the 查看更多內容

The population density in Piedmont is lower than the national average. In 2008 it was equal to 174 inhabitants per km , compared to a national figure of about 200. The Metropolitan City of Turin has 335 inhabitants per km , whereas Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is … 查看更多內容

Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps, including Monviso, where the river Po rises, and Monte Rosa. It borders with France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 查看更多內容

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 137.4 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 7.8% of Italy's GDP. GDP per capita at purchasing power parity was 31,300 euros or 104% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was … 查看更多內容

The economy of Piedmont is anchored on a rich history of state support for higher education, including some of the leading universities in … 查看更多內容