Racconigi is a town and comune (municipality) in Piedmont, Italy. It is located in the province of Cuneo, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Turin, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Cuneo by rail.

The province of Cuneo is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west, it borders the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, to the north the Metropolitan City of Turin, to the east the province of Asti and to the south the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as la Provincia Granda, because it is the largest province in Piedmont and the fourth-largest in Italy. Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before their cession to France in 1947.