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Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Settimo Vittone Ël Seto Viton
Comune
Comune di Settimo Vittone
PanoramaPanorama
Coat of arms of Settimo VittoneCoat of arms
Location of Settimo Vittone
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Coordinates: 45°33′N 7°50′E / 45.550°N 7.833°E / 45.550; 7.833
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Metropolitan cityTurin (TO)
FrazioniCesnola, Cornaley, Montestrutto, Sengie, Torredaniele
Government
 • MayorSabrina Noro
Area
 • Total23.26 km (8.98 sq mi)
Elevation280 m (920 ft)
Population
 • Total1,535
 • Density66/km (170/sq mi)
DemonymSettimese(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code10010
Dialing code0125
Patron saintSt. Andrew
Saint day30 November
WebsiteOfficial website

Settimo Vittone (Piedmontese: Ël Seto Viton) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Turin, in the Canavese traditional region.

Main sights

The pieve of St. Lawrence.
Madonna and Child fresco (detail) in the apse of St. Lawrence pleban church.

The main sights are the castle, pieve (pleban church), and the late 9th-cenury baptistery of St Lawrence (who as bishop of Autun was dear to the Frank people). The structures are a rare examples of pre-Romanesque architecture in Piedmont, often featuring a bell tower and a rectangular apse. It is home to numerous frescoes, dating from the mid-11th to the late 15th centuries. Settimo has a derivation from septimum lapidem from the city of Ivrea on the Consular Roman road of the Gauls. Here are found the ruins of the ancient fortress, which legend says was built by Attone Anscario, Ansgarda's brother, queen of Franks and here buried. In the 14th century Savoy took control of all the area and incorporated it to their Duchy; the ancient Lords of the place (the Enrico) were nominated Counts. In the 16th century the Castle-Fortress was destroyed and replaced by a new Villa-palace called "New Castle". The Colma di Mombarone mountain is located nearby.

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ISTAT.
  3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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