Trivia
- The "Man in the Iron Mask" was imprisoned in Pinerolo from 1669.
- Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis of Belle-Ile, was imprisoned in Pinerolo from 1665 to his death in 1680.
- The Montevideo football team Peñarol takes its name from the Montevideo neighbourhood of Peñarol, which in turn takes its name from this town.
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