Quargnento
Quargnento
Quargnent (Piedmontese) | |
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| Comune di Quargnento | |
 Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Quargnento  | |
  Quargnento Location of Quargnento in Italy  Quargnento Quargnento (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′45″N 8°29′17″E / 44.94583°N 8.48806°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luigi Benzi |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.2 km2 (14.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2005)[2] | |
• Total | 1,334 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Quargnentini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15044 |
| Dialing code | 0131 |
| Patron saint | San Dalmazio |
| Saint day | 5 December |
Quargnento (Italian: [kwarˈɲɛnto]; Piedmontese: Quargnent) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Alessandria, in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Turin and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Alessandria.
It is home to a notable Catholic basilica, San Dalmazio.
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Quargnento is twinned with:
Coubon, France
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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