Sparone

Sparone is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Turin in the Canavese.

Sparone
Comune
Comune di Sparone
Castle (Rocca) of King Arduin of Ivrea
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°25′N 7°33′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Government
• Mayor	Anna Bonino
Area [1]
• Total	29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Elevation	552 m (1,811 ft)
Population  (31 December 2012)[2]
• Total	1,115
• Density	37.8/km2 (97.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Sparonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10080
Dialing code	0124
Patron saint	St. James the Apostle
Saint day	25 July
Website	Official website

It is home to the Romanesque church of Santa Croce, of medieval origin, which houses several Gothic frescoes.

The communal territory includes several frazioni: Aia di Pietra, Apparè, Barchero, Bisdonio, Bose, Budrer, Calsazio, Ceresetta, Costa, Feilongo, Frachiamo, Nosè, Onzino, Piani, Sommavilla, Torre, and Vasario.^[3]