Sparone
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| Comune di Sparone | |
 Castle (Rocca) of King Arduin of Ivrea | |
 Coat of arms | |
Sparone Location of Sparone in Italy Show map of ItalySparone Sparone (Piedmont) Show map of Piedmont | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 7°33′E / 45.417°N 7.550°E / 45.417; 7.550 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anna Bonino |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2012)2 | |
• Total | 1,115 |
| • Density | 37.8/km2 (97.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sparonesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10080 |
| Dialing code | 0124 |
| Patron saint | St. James the Apostle |
| Saint day | 25 July |
| Website | Official website |
Sparone (Piedmontese: Sparon, Arpitan: Sparun) 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
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Demographic data from Istat
- ": Comune di Sparone : Il territorio" (in Italian). Comune di Sparone. Retrieved 8 July 2014.