Quarona
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
province | Vercelli (VC) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 45 ′ N , 8 ° 16 ′ E | |
height | 401 m slm | |
surface | 15 km² | |
Residents | 3,951 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 263 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 13017 | |
prefix | 0163 | |
ISTAT number | 002107 | |
Popular name | Quaronesi |
Quarona ( Piedmontese Quaron-a ) is a municipality with 3951 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Vercelli (VC), Piedmont region .
geography
The place is at an altitude of 401 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 15 km² . The municipality consists of the districts Doccio and Valmaggiore . The neighboring communities are Borgosesia , Cellio con Breia and Varallo Sesia .
economy
The Loro Piana fabric weaving mill has its headquarters here.
Personalities
- Etienne Perincioli (born October 3, 1881 in Doccio, fraction of the municipality of Quarona, † March 10, 1944 in Bern ), an Italian-Swiss plasterer and sculptor
- Marcel Perincioli (born June 14, 1911 in Bern; † September 10, 2005 ibid), son of Etienne, sculptor
Web links
Commons : Quarona - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Etienne Perincioli. In: Sikart , accessed January 15, 2016.
- ↑ Marcel Perincioli. In: Sikart , accessed January 15, 2016.