CAVOUR (anc. Caburrum or Forum Vibii), a village of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Turin, 32m. S.W. by rail and steam tram (via Pinerolo) from the town of Turin. Pop. 1,508 (town) ; 6,259 (commune). It lies on the north side of a huge iso lated mass of granite (the Rocca di Cavour) which rises from the plain. On the summit was the Roman village. The town gave its name to the Benso family of Chieri, who were raised to the mar quisate in 1771, and of which the statesman Cavour was a member.