Crescentino

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Crescentino

45°11′N 8°6′E / 45.183°N 8.100°E / 45.183; 8.100CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceVercelli (VC)FrazioniCampagna, Cerrone, Monte, San Grisante, San Silvestro, San Genuario, Caravini, Porzioni, Santa Maria, Mezzi Po, Galli, Cascinotti, LignolaGovernment

• MayorVittorio FerreroArea

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• Total48.3 km² (18.6 sq mi)Elevation

154 m (505 ft)Population

(9 October 2011)^[2]

• Total7,984 • Density170/km² (430/sq mi)DemonymCrescentinesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

13044

Dialing code0161

Crescentino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Vercelli.

Crescentino borders the following municipalities: Brusasco, Fontanetto Po, Lamporo, Livorno Ferraris, Moncestino, Saluggia, Verolengo, and Verrua Savoia.

Twin towns — sister cities

Crescentino is twinned with:

San Giorgio Albanese, Italy
Gmina Łososina Dolna, Poland

People

Luigi Arditi (1822–1903), violinist and composer
Ettore Bertolè-Viale (1829-1992), elected deputy for the town 1867-1882
Bartolomeo Caravoglia (active 1660–1673), painter of the Baroque period
Fiorenza Cossotto (born 1935), operatic mezzo-soprano
Domenico Serra, (1899–1965), stage and film actor

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.