Carpignano Sesia

Carpignano Sesia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Novara.

Carpignano Sesia
Comune
Comune di Carpignano Sesia
Location of Carpignano Sesia
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Coordinates: 45°32′N 8°26′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Novara (NO)
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Maio
Area [1]
• Total	14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Elevation	204 m (669 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	2,572
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym	Carpignanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28064
Dialing code	0321
Website	Official website

Carpignano Sesia borders the following municipalities: Briona, Fara Novarese, Ghemme, Ghislarengo, Lenta, Sillavengo, and Sizzano.

Main sights

• "Castle" (Ricetto), a group of walls with fortified houses in the historic center, built in the 11th centuries by the Counts of Pombia
• Church of San Pietro, located in the ricetto, known from as early as the 11th century. It houses some Gothic-style frescoes (1st century)

Twin towns — sister cities

Carpignano Sesia is twinned with:

• Mathay, France