Dronero

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Dronero Draonier
Comune
Comune di Dronero
A view of Dronero A view of Dronero
Coat of arms of Dronero Coat of arms
Location of Dronero Map
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Coordinates: 44°28′N 7°22′E / 44.467°N 7.367°E / 44.467; 7.367
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni	Archero, Borgata Lerda, Borgata Nuova, Borgetto, Fornace, Gangotta Sottana, Lerda, Madonna Addolorata, Monastero, Murassone Nasani, Perotti, Ponte di Bedale, Pratavecchia, Ripoli, Ruà del Prato, San Maurizio, Santa Lucia, Sant'Anna di Piossasco, Tetti
Government
• Mayor	Mauro Astesano
Area ^[1]
• Total	58.9 km² (22.7 sq mi)
Elevation	622 m (2,041 ft)
Population (31 July 2017)^[2]
• Total	7,065
• Density	120/km² (310/sq mi)
Demonym	Droneresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12025
Dialing code	0171
Patron saint	Madonna di Ripoli
Saint day	Second Sunday in September
Website	Official website

Dronero (Occitan: Draonier) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Cuneo at the entrance of the Valle Maira.

Main sights

Dronero is the home of Droneresi al Rum, a typical delicious sweet, made of two meringues and a heart of chocolate, rum and custard.

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.