Sparone

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Sparone
Comune di Sparone
Castle (Rocca) of King Arduin of Ivrea.
Castle (Rocca) of King Arduin of Ivrea.
Coat of arms of Sparone
Location of Sparone
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10080
Dialing code0124
Patron saintSt. James the Apostle
Saint day25 July
WebsiteOfficial 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.
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  3. ^ ": Comune di Sparone : Il territorio" (in Italian). Comune di Sparone. Retrieved 8 July 2014.