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The main activity is agriculture: rice farming, corn and wheat . The motorway nearby has favored the settlement of industrial companies.
The Balocco track
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'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian
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region Piedmont
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, located about northeast of Turin
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and about northwest of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 273 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat
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. It is the home of the Circuito di Balocco road-testing track.
Balocco borders the following municipalities: Buronzo, Carisio, Formigliana, San Giacomo Vercellese, and Villarboit.
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The main activity is agriculture: rice farming, corn and wheat . The motorway nearby has favored the settlement of industrial companies.
Circuito di Balocco
Balocco is the seat of the major proving ground of FCA Italy. The Circuito di Balocco test track was built in the early 1960s by Alfa Romeo for testing new cars, prototypes and racing cars. In the track is also hosted club and racing organization events. The track area exceeds and it has over of different types of test tracks.References
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The Balocco track
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