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Comune in Piedmont, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Sparone | |
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| Comune di Sparone | |
Castle (Rocca) of King Arduin of Ivrea. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sparone  | |
  Sparone Location of Sparone in Italy  Sparone Sparone (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 7°33′E | |
| 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 | 38/km2 (98/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 |
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]
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