Verzuolo
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Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Province | Province of Cuneo (CN) |
Elevation | 420 m (1,378 ft) |
Area | 26.2 km² (10 sq mi) |
Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
- Total | 6,379 |
- Density | 243/km² (629/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
Coordinates | |
Gentilic | verzuolesi |
Dialing code | 0175 |
Postal code | 12039 |
Frazioni | Falicetto, Villanovetta, Papò, Chiamina, S. Bernardo, Pomerolo |
Website: www.verzuolo.com |
Verzuolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 66 km southwest of Turin and about 25 km north of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,379 and an area of 26.2 km².[1]
The municipality of Verzuolo contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Falicetto, Villanovetta, Papò, Chiamina, S. Bernardo, and Pomerolo.
Verzuolo borders the following municipalities: Costigliole Saluzzo, Lagnasco, Manta, Pagno, Piasco, Savigliano, Villafalletto.
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[edit] Notable Verzuolesi
People born in Verzuolo, or with close links to it, have included:
- Giuseppe Siccardi (1802 – 1857) jurist and minister of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
- Flavio Briatore (born 1950), managing director of the Renault Formula One team.