Azeglio

Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Azeglio
Asèj (Piedmontese)
Comune
Comune di Azeglio
Coat of arms of Azeglio
Coat of arms
Location of Azeglio
Map
45°25′N 8°0′E / 45.417°N 8.000°E / 45.417; 8.000
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Metropolitan cityTurin (TO)
FrazioniCascine Sirio, Cascine Viassa, Cascine Villa, Castellazzo, Lago di Viverone, Pobbia, Pobbietta, Specura
Government
 • MayorPio Coda
Area
 • Total9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total1,278
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
DemonymAzegliese(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10010
Dialing code0125
WebsiteOfficial website

Azeglio (Italian: [adˈdzɛʎʎo, adˈdzeʎʎo];[3] 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-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Demographic data from Istat
  3. ^ "Azeglio". Dizionario d'Ortografia e di Pronunzia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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