Azeglio

This article is about the Italian municipality in Piedmont. For the Italian masculine given name, see Azeglio (name).

Azeglio Asèj (Piedmontese)
Comune
Comune di Azeglio
Coat of arms
Location of Azeglio
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Coordinates: 45°25′N 8°0′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Frazioni	Cascine Sirio, Cascine Viassa, Cascine Villa, Castellazzo, Lago di Viverone, Pobbia, Pobbietta, Specura
Government
• Mayor	Pio Coda
Area [1]
• Total	9.96 km^2 (3.85 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017)[2]
• Total	1,278
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym	Azegliese(i)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10010
Dialing code	0125
Website	Official website

Azeglio (Italian: [adˈdzɛʎʎo, adˈdzeʎʎo];[3] Piedmontese: Asèj [aˈzɛj]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Turin.

Azeglio borders the following municipalities: Bollengo, Palazzo Canavese, Piverone, Albiano d'Ivrea, Viverone, Caravino, Settimo Rottaro, and Borgo d'Ale.

Main sights

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. Demographic data from Istat
3. "Azeglio". Dizionario d'Ortografia e di Pronunzia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
4. UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps