Cavour (Italian pronunciation: [kaˈvur]; from the Piedmontese toponym, Cavor [kaˈʋʊr]; Latin: Caburrum) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Turin.

In 1422 Cavour was captured by Thomas of Savoy and passed into Savoyard hands until in 1433 the castle and its lordship was bestowed by Amadeus VIII to Louis of Achaea[4],[5]the illegitimate son of Louis of Piedmont and his descendants the lords of Raconis.

(Racconigi) The area around was a stronghold of the Christian movement of the Waldensians who were persecuted for their faith, culminating in Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy engaging the Waldensians in battle; the attack was repelled through guerrilla warfare.

The duke was then forced to give the Waldensians a limited right to exercise their religion, recorded in the Treaty of Cavour (1561)[6] Starting in 1592 and for several years during the French Wars of Religion the town was occupied by François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières[6] and thus controlling the movements in the area.

The town gave its name to the Benso family of Chieri, who were raised to the marquisate in 1771, and of which the statesman Cavour was a member.