Torrile | |
Official Name: | Comune di Torrile |
Coordinates: | 44.9167°N 29°W |
Region: | Emilia-Romagna |
Province: | Parma (PR) |
Frazioni: | Bezze, Borgazzo-Ca'Scipioni, Gainago Ariana, Quartiere Minari, Rivarolo, San Polo (municipal seat), San Siro, Sant'Andrea |
Mayor: | Alessandro Fadda |
Area Total Km2: | 37.15 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 7741 |
Population As Of: | 30 September 2016 |
Population Demonym: | Torrilesi |
Elevation M: | 32 |
Saint: | St. Blaise |
Day: | February 3 |
Postal Code: | 43030 |
Area Code: | 0521 |
Torrile (Parmigiano: Toril) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90km (60miles) northwest of Bologna and about 13km (08miles) north of Parma.
Torrile borders the following municipalities: Colorno, Mezzani, Parma, Sissa Trecasali.
In the comune is the pieve of Gainago, known from 1144 and dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It houses 13th-century frescoes with a Deposition, Saint and Madonna with Child. Another sight is the Torre ("Tower") from which the commune takes its name, located in the frazione of Gainago. The patrician Villa Balduino-Serra is home to a large garden and park.
The town is home to Erreà, which is one of the leading sportswear producers of Italy.