Bioglio is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Biella in the
Italian 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 ...
and about northeast of
Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,049 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
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Bioglio borders the following municipalities:
Callabiana
Callabiana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 139 and an area of .All demographic ...
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Camandona
Camandona is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 425 and an area of .All demographics ...
,
Mosso,
Pettinengo
Pettinengo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,567 and an area of .All demograph ...
,
Piatto,
Piedicavallo,
Tavigliano
Tavigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 953 and an area of .All demographics an ...
,
Ternengo
Ternengo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 310 and an area of .All demographics ...
,
Vallanzengo,
Valle Mosso,
Valle San Nicolao,
Veglio.
Notable natives
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Antonio Benedetto Carpano
Antonio Benedetto Carpano (1764, Bioglio (Biella) - 1815, Turin) was an Italian distiller, famous for having invented vermouth and consequently the apéritif.
In 1786, Antonio Benedetto Carpano invented modern Vermouth in Turin, made from white ...
References
Bioglio
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