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Settimo Vittone

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Settimo Vittone
Comune di Settimo Vittone
Panorama
Panorama
Coat of arms of Settimo Vittone
Location of Settimo Vittone
Map
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceTurin (TO)
FrazioniCesnola, Montestrutto, Torredaniele
Government
 • MayorSabrina Noro
Area
 • Total23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010[2])[3]
 • Total1,576
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
DemonymSettimesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10010
Dialing code0125
Patron saintSt. Andrew
Saint day30 Novembre

Settimo Vittone is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Turin, in the Canavese traditional region.

Main sights

The pieve of St. Lawrence.
Madonna and Child fresco (detail) in the apse of St. Lawrence pleban church.

The main sights are the pieve (pleban church) and the baptistery of St. Lawrenece, most likely dating to the late 9th century. It is one of the main examples of pre-Romanesque architecture in Piedmont. Instead in Romanesque are the bell tower and the rectangular apse. It is home to numerous frescoes, dating from the mid-11th to the late 15th centuries.

The Colma di Mombarone mountain is located nearby.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ISTAT.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.