Bra, Piedmont

Bra
Bra
Comune
	Comune di Bra
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bra
Land	Italien
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni	Bandito, Boschetto, Borgo Nuovo, Cà del Bosco, Castelletto, Chiossa, Crociera Burdina, Falchetto, Grione, Matrotti, Piumati, Pollenzo, Quinto Bianco, Riva, Rivo, Ronchi, Sabecco Superiore, San Matteo, San maurizio, Sant'Agnese, Scatoleri, San Michele, Tetti Bona, Tetti Milanesi, Tetti Rasa
Regierung
• Mayor	Bruna Sibille
Area
• Total	59 km2 (23 sq mi)
Elevation	285 m (935 ft)
Population (31 July 2007)
• Total	29,169
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Braidesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12042
Dialing code	0172
Patron saint	Madonna dei Fiori
Saint day	8 September
Website	Official website

Bra (Italian pronunciation: [bra]; Br'a in Piemontese) is a town and comune in the province of Cuneo in the northwest Italian region of Piedmont. It is situated 50 kilometres (31 miles) south of Turin and 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Cuneo in the area known as Roero.

Bra is the birthplace of the feminist philosopher Adriana Cavarero, politician Emma Bonino, and of the activist Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement and of the world’s first University of Gastronomic Sciences, whose main campus is located within Bra’s municipal boundaries at Pollenzo. Bra is also home to "Cheese," a biennial international festival organised by Slow Food which features the makers of artisanal cheeses from across the world. In 1997 the event attracted some 150,000 visitors.^[3]