Quargnento

Quargnento Quargnent (Piedmontese)
Comune
Comune di Quargnento
Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Quargnento
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Coordinates: 44°56′45″N 8°29′17″E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Alessandria (AL)
Government
• Mayor	Luigi Benzi
Area [1]
• Total	36.2 km^2 (14.0 sq mi)
Elevation	121 m (397 ft)
Population  (2005)[2]
• Total	1,334
• Density	37/km^2 (95/sq mi)
Demonym	Quargnentini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15044
Dialing code	0131
Patron saint	San Dalmazio
Saint day	5 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

Quargnento is twinned with:

• Coubon, France

References

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.