Borgonovo Val Tidone

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Comune di Borgonovo Val Tidone
Coat of arms of Comune di Borgonovo Val Tidone
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Borgonovo Val Tidone in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province Province of Piacenza (PC)
Mayor Domenico Francesconi
Elevation 114 m (374 ft)
Area 51.7 km² (20 sq mi)
Population (as of Dec. 2004)
 - Total 7,062
 - Density 137/km² (355/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°1′N, 9°27′E
Gentilic Borgonovesi
Dialing code 0523
Postal code 29011
Frazioni Agazzino, Bilegno, Breno, Castelnovo Val Tidone, Corano, Fabbiano, Mottaziana
Patron Santa Maria Assunta
 - Day August 15
Website: www.comune.borgonovo.pc.it

Borgonovo Val Tidone (Piacentine dialect: Burgnöv) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 160 km northwest of Bologna and about 20 km west of Piacenza. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,062 and an area of 51.7 km².[1]

Borgonovo Val Tidone borders the following municipalities: Agazzano, Castel San Giovanni, Gragnano Trebbiense, Nibbiano, Pianello Val Tidone, Rottofreno, Sarmato, Ziano Piacentino.

The frazione of Bilegno was the birth place of the famous luthier Giovambattista Guadagnini.

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[edit] Notable Borgonovesi

  • Francesco Alberoni (born 1929), a sociologist, journalist, and professor of sociology, was chairman of Rai, the national Italian broadcaster, from 2002-2005.

[edit] Demographic evolution

[edit] References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[edit] External links