Azeglio
Azeglio
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| Comune di Azeglio | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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  Azeglio Location within Italy  Azeglio Location within Piedmont | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 8°0′E / 45.417°N 8.000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | Cascine Sirio, Cascine Viassa, Cascine Villa, Castellazzo, Lago di Viverone, Pobbia, Pobbietta, Specura |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pio Coda |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017) | |
• Total | 1,278 |
| • Density | 128/km2 (332/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Azegliese/i |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10010 |
| Dialing code | 0125 |
| Website | Official website |
Azeglio (Italian: [adˈdzɛʎʎo, adˈdzeʎʎo]; Piedmontese: Asèj [aˈzɛj]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Turin.
Azeglio borders the following municipalities: Bollengo, Palazzo Canavese, Piverone, Albiano d'Ivrea, Viverone, Caravino, Settimo Rottaro, and Borgo d'Ale.
Main sights
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile dwellings (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Main sights also include Azeglio Castle, located on a hilltop in the centre of the village.
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
- ↑ "Azeglio". Dizionario d'Ortografia e di Pronunzia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
- ↑ Facino Cane Archived 2014-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
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