FOSSANO, a town and episcopal see of Piedmont, Italy, province of Cuneo, 15 m. N.E. of the town of that name by rail, 1,180 ft. above sea-level. The pop. of the commune in 1931 was 21,845. It has an imposing castle with four towers, begun by Filippo d'Acaia in 1314. The place appears as a commune in 1237, but in 1251 had to yield to Asti. It finally surrendered in 1314 to Filippo d'Acaia, whose successor handed it over to the house of Savoy. It lies on the main line from Turin to Cuneo, and has a branch line to Mondovi.