TORI'NO, an administrative division of Piedmont, is bounded N. by the province of Ivrea, W. by the Cottian Alps which divide it from France, S. by the provinces of Saluzzo and Alba, and E. by those of Asti and Vercelli. Tho division comprises the province of Torino, Fignerol, and Susa, the area and population of which arc as follows:— The province of Torino extends on both banks of the Po, and along the watercourses of the Dora Itipunria, the Sangone, the lesser Store, the Orco, and other streams which come from the Alps and flow into the Po. The valley of Laura, north-west of Turin, which is drained by the lesser Stura, and reaches to the foot of Mount Iseran, which divides it from Savoy, is one of the finest end must picturesque districts in Piedmont. It supplies Turin with cattle and the produce of the dairy. It has also mines of iron and other The principal towns, besides the capital, are the following :—Chieri, a well-built town of 12,000 inhabitants, situated on the hill. of Monferrato, 6 miles E. from Turin, has several churches and convents with good paintings, and some noblemen's palaces, and a very fruitful territory. It i.e one of the chief markets for silk in Piedmont. Moncalteri, on the right hank of the Po, S. of Turin, on the high road to Alessandria and Genoa, boa a royal palace, and 7300 inhabit ants. Carignan°, a town of 7000 inhabitants, in a fertile plain on the left bank of the I'o, 11 miles S. from Turin, on the high road to Nice. Carinagnola, on the right bank of the Po, has 12,000 inhabit ants, and is a great market for silk. Chiron°, a town of 7000 inhabit ants, on the left bank of the I'o, near the confluence of the river Orco, 12 miles N.E. from Turin, on the high road to Milan, in a
plain abounding with corn and cattle. Rirarolo, in the valley of the Orco, has 5000 inhabitants. Poirina, on the road to Aleesandria, has 5600 inhabitants. The province of Turin is very fertile and thickly inhabited. It is traversed by several railroads which connect the capital with Genoa, Cuneo, Pignerol, and Sum The province of l'ignerol comprises the south-western part of the division, and lice between the Po and the Cottian Alps, branches of which also bound it on the north and south. In the south-east of the province are some level plains, but the greater part of the surface presents deep valleys screened by lofty ridges, covered partly with tine forest timber. The chief products are wheat, maize, fruit, good wine, chestnuts, and silk. Horned-cattle are numerous and of good breed. The province is traversed by the Clusone, a feeder of the Po; their confluence is on the eastern border between Villa-Franca and Csrmagnola. The chief town, Pignerol, or Pinerolo, is situated on the Clusone, at the foot of the Alps, about 20 miles S.W. from Turin, with which it ie connected by railway. It is a walled-town with a noble square, a fine cathedral, several churches and convents, large barracks, and a population of about 8000. The principal mann factures are broadcloth, paper, leather, iron, and silk.
The province of Sure is noticed under Suss.
Bidla, which hoe been referred to Torino, forme part of the administrative division of Vence:Al.