Fontanetto Po

Fontanetto Po is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Vercelli.

Fontanetto Po
Comune
Comune di Fontanetto Po
Oratory of St. Sebastian
Coat of arms
Location of Fontanetto Po
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Coordinates: 45°12′N 8°11′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Vercelli (VC)
Frazioni	La Guidera
Government
• Mayor	Riccardo Vallino
Area [1]
• Total	23.3 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (1 January 2014[2])[3]
• Total	1,194
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym	Fontanettesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13040
Dialing code	0161

Fontanetto Po borders the following municipalities: Crescentino, Gabiano, Livorno Ferraris, Moncestino, Palazzolo Vercellese, and Trino.

Main sights

• Oratory of St. Sebastian, built perhaps in the 11th century, and remade in the 15th century. The interior houses remains of mid-15th century frescoes.
• Parish church of St. Martin, built in the 11th century and restored in the 16th–18th centuries
• Church of the Holy Trinity, built from 1488
• 15th century St. John Watermill

People

• Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755–1824), violinist and composer was born in Fontanetto Po. He was one of the great composers and violinists of his time. He is also credited of having composed the music of the Marseillaise, the French National Hymn, eleven years before Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.^[4]