Boves, Piedmont

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Boves

44°20′N 7°33′E / 44.333°N 7.550°E / 44.333; 7.550CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceCuneo (CN)FrazioniCastellar, Cerati, Fontanelle, Madonna dei Boschi, San Mauro, Rivoira, San Giacomo, Sant'Anna, MellanaGovernment

• MayorMaurizio PaolettiArea

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• Total51.1 km² (19.7 sq mi)Elevation

542 m (1,778 ft)Population

(31 December 2010)^[2] It is one of the major centers of the Occitan Valleys language region.

• Total9,867 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)DemonymBovesaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

12012

Dialing code0171WebsiteOfficial website

Boves is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Turin and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Cuneo. It borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Dalmazzo, Cuneo, Limone Piemonte, Peveragno, Robilante, Roccavione, and Vernante.

The town of Boves was the scene, on 19 September 1943, of a massacre of civilians by the 1st SS Panzer Division, in which the German troops set fire to more than 350 houses and killed numerous villagers.

Twin towns

Castello di Godego, Italy
Mauguio, France

References

^ "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.