Boccioleto is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Vercelli
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in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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*** Regional Ita ...
region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about northeast of
Turin
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and about northwest of
Vercelli
Vercelli (; pms, Vërsèj ), is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, ...
.
Boccioleto borders the following municipalities:
Alto Sermenza,
Balmuccia
Balmuccia (Piedmontese: ''Balmucia'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli. It lies at the confluence of the stream Sermenza w ...
,
Campertogno
Campertogno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli.
Campertogno borders the following municipalities: Boccioleto, Mollia, Piod ...
,
Mollia
Mollia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli.
Mollia borders the following municipalities: Alto Sermenza, Boccioleto, Camper ...
,
Rossa,
Scopa
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, and
Scopello
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The Commune of Scopello (Italian: ''Comune di Scopello''; population about 450) is located in the Valsesia region of the Italian Pennine Alps, in the Piedmontese Province of Vercelli. The municipality covers an area of and ranges in ...
.
Twin towns — sister cities
Boccioleto is
twinned with:
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Baia de Fier
Baia de Fier is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Baia de Fier and Cernădia. It is traversed by the river Pârâul Galben; to the east flows the river Olteț. Peștera Muierilor (''women's cave'') is loc ...
, Romania (2007)
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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