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.
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 |
It is home to a notable Catholic basilica, San Dalmazio.
Twin towns – sister cities
editQuargnento 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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