Fobello 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 Vercelli
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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 ...
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, ...
.
Fobello borders the following municipalities:
Alto Sermenza
Alto Sermenza is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, established on 1 January 2018 by the merger of the Rima San Giuseppe and Rimasco, in Valsesia
Valsesia ( pms, Valsesia; Walser German: ' ...
,
Bannio Anzino
Bannio Anzino (pop. 539) is a '' commune'' of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Verbania.
The main population centres within the municipality are the ''frazion ...
,
Carcoforo
Carcoforo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli.
Carcoforo borders the following municipalities: Alto Sermenza, Bannio Anzin ...
,
Cervatto
Cervatto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 48 and an area of .All demographi ...
,
Cravagliana
Cravagliana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli.
Cravagliana borders the following municipalities: Balmuccia, Cervatto, Fobe ...
,
Rimella
Rimella (Walser German: ''Remmalju'', Piedmontese: ''Rimela'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli.
Rimella borders the foll ...
, and
Rossa.
The automotive engineers
Vincenzo Lancia
Vincenzo Lancia (24 August 1881 – 15 February 1937) was an Italian racing driver, engineer and founder of Lancia.
Vincenzo Lancia was born in the small village of Fobello on 24 August 1881, close to Turin; his family tree starts in Fabello ...
(1881–1937) and his son
Gianni Lancia
Gianni Lancia (16 November 1924 – 30 June 2014) was an Italian automobile engineer, industrialist and racing enthusiast, known for running the Lancia carmaker in Turin (1949–55). Born in Fobello (near Biella), he was the older son of Vincen ...
(1924–2014) were from Fobello.
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