The Napoleonic occupation in Piedmont brings many changes to the administration including the abolition of convents which were bought and sold by the government. They became hospitals and barracks and some of the churches were demolished (Sant’Agostino, San Francesco and Sant’Andrea). In the monastery of Santa Clara the textile factory of the Levi family was installed.
With the advent of the Restoration, industrial development continued and the town modernized thanks to the “Regolamento d’Ornato” (ornamentation regulations) in 1838.
Following the demolition of the city gates, the expansion of inhabited areas occurred: avenues around the city walls were built and an expansion southward was planned.
In 1784 the railway to Trofarello was built. The (current) cemetery and the public slaughterhouse were established and gas lighting for illumination was installed. New theatres were opened: Capella theatre (nowadays the Splendor cinema) and the Garibaldi and Margherita theatres. Industrial building was still modest but production activities attracted many people from the countryside.