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Quargnento

Coordinates: 44°56′45″N 8°29′17″E / 44.94583°N 8.48806°E / 44.94583; 8.48806
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Quargnento
Quargnent (Piedmontese)
Comune di Quargnento
Town Hall
Town Hall
Coat of arms of Quargnento
Location of Quargnento
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Quargnento is located in Italy
Quargnento
Quargnento
Location of Quargnento in Italy
Quargnento is located in Piedmont
Quargnento
Quargnento
Quargnento (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°56′45″N 8°29′17″E / 44.94583°N 8.48806°E / 44.94583; 8.48806
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceAlessandria (AL)
Government
 • MayorLuigi Benzi
Area
 • Total36.2 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (2005)[2]
 • Total1,334
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
DemonymQuargnentini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15044
Dialing code0131
Patron saintSan Dalmazio
Saint day5 December

Quargnento (Italian: [kwarˈɲɛnto]; Piedmontese: Quargnent) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Alessandria, in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Turin and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Alessandria.

It is home to a notable Catholic basilica, San Dalmazio.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Quargnento is twinned with:

References

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