Quaregna Cerreto 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
The Province of Biella ( it, Provincia di Biella, Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''Provincia ëd Biela'') is a Provinces of Italy, province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
It has an ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
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Geography
Quaregna Cerreto is located at 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 northwest of
Biella
Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...
. The comune borders the following municipalities:
Cossato
Cossato is a ''municipality'' in the province of Biella, Italy, in the northwest part of Piedmont, east of Biella. It has a population of about 14,804 and it spreads over an area of 27,74 km², which makes it the second largest town in the Pr ...
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Piatto
Piatto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 527 and an area of .All demographics and o ...
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Valdengo
Valdengo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Biella.
Valdengo borders the following municipalities: Candelo, Cerreto Castello, Piatto, Q ...
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Vallanzengo
Vallanzengo 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 236 and an area of .All demographi ...
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Valle San Nicolao
Valle San Nicolao 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 1,136 and an area of .All de ...
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Vigliano Biellese
Vigliano Biellese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Biella.
Vigliano Biellese borders the following municipalities: Biella, Candelo, C ...
.
History
The comune of Quaregna Cerreto was born on 1 January 2019 due to the fusion of two pre-existent comunes,
Quaregna
Quaregna was 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 1,325 and an area of .All demographi ...
and
Cerreto Castello
Cerreto Castello was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about east of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 662 and an area of .All demograph ...
.
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Cities and towns in Piedmont
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