Azeglio (;
pms, Asèj ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin
The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and co ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about northeast of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
.
Azeglio borders the following municipalities:
Bollengo
Bollengo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about northeast of Turin. It borders the municipalities of Torrazzo, Burolo, Ivrea, Palazzo Canavese, Magnano, Albiano d'Ivrea and Azeglio
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Palazzo Canavese
Palazzo Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.
Palazzo Canavese borders the following municipalities: Bollengo, Piverone, Magnano
Magnano is ...
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Piverone
Piverone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.
Piverone borders the following municipalities: Palazzo Canavese, Zimone, Magnano
Magnano is a ''comun ...
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Albiano d'Ivrea
Albiano d'Ivrea (Piedmontese: ''Albian'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.
Albiano d'Ivrea borders the following municipalities: Bollengo, Ivrea, P ...
,
Viverone
Viverone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about south of Biella. It is on the shore of Lago di Viverone. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of ...
,
Caravino
Caravino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.
Caravino borders the following municipalities: Albiano d'Ivrea, Azeglio, Strambino, Settimo Rottaro, Vest ...
,
Settimo Rottaro, and
Borgo d'Ale
Borgo d'Ale is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,629 and an area of .All de ...
.
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
Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are a series of prehistoric pile dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. In 2011, 111 sites located various ...
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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[UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]
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References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
Canavese
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