Sparone

Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Coat of arms of Sparone
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Location of Sparone
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45°25′N 7°33′E / 45.417°N 7.550°E / 45.417; 7.550CountryItalyRegionPiedmontMetropolitan cityTurin (TO)Government
 • MayorAnna BoninoArea • Total29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi)Elevation
552 m (1,811 ft)Population
 (31 December 2012)[2]
 • Total1,115 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)DemonymSparonesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
10080
Dialing code0124Patron saintSt. James the ApostleSaint day25 JulyWebsiteOfficial website

Sparone is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Turin in the Canavese.

It is home to the Romanesque church of Santa Croce, of medieval origin, which houses several Gothic frescoes.

The communal territory includes several frazioni: Aia di Pietra, Apparè, Barchero, Bisdonio, Bose, Budrer, Calsazio, Ceresetta, Costa, Feilongo, Frachiamo, Nosè, Onzino, Piani, Sommavilla, Torre, and Vasario.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Demographic data from Istat
  3. ^ ": Comune di Sparone : Il territorio" (in Italian). Comune di Sparone. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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