Verduno

Verduno
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates	44 ° 40 ′  N , 7 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  E
surface	7 km²
Residents	528 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	75 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	12060
prefix	0172
ISTAT number	004238
Popular name	Verdunesi
Patron saint	Natività di Maria Vergine
Website	Verduno

Verduno ( Piedmontese Vërdun ) is a municipality with 528 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Cuneo (CN), Piedmont region . The elevated viewpoint (Belvedere) right next to the parish church of San Michele Arcangelo offers a panoramic view of the surrounding communities.

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  Verduno, view from the south

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  Parish Church of San Michele Arcangelo, built in 1708

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  Pilgrimage church of Beato Sebastiano Valfrè, built in 1940

180 hectares of the municipal area of ​​Verduno consist of vineyards. Of this, 99 hectares are in Barolo , 25 hectares in Barbera and 24 hectares in Dolcetto . The remaining 32 hectares are made up of other grape varieties, of which Verduno Pelaverga , a light red wine with DOC status, is the most important.

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​7 km². The neighboring municipalities are Bra , La Morra , Roddi and Santa Vittoria d'Alba .

Attractions

• Parish church of San Michele Arcangelo, built in 1708, with facades made of exposed brickwork
• Pilgrimage church of Beato Sebastiano Valfrè, built in 1940 in the style of historicism , named after the presbyter Sebastiano Valfrè (born March 9, 1629 in Verduno; † January 30, 1710 in Turin ). Valfrè was particularly active as a clergyman during the 117-day siege of Turin by French troops in 1706 during the War of the Spanish Succession and was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1834. The street in Verduno that leads to the pilgrimage church is named after “Beato Valfrè”.

Web links

Commons : Verduno  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ A. Masnaghetti: Barolo MGA . Enogea, Monza 2015. ISBN 9788898254507