Lignana Explained

Lignana
Official Name:Comune di Lignana
Coordinates:45.2833°N 29°W
Region:Piedmont
Province:Vercelli (VC)
Frazioni:Tenuta Veneria
Mayor:Emilio Chiocchetti
Area Total Km2:22.5
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:539
Population As Of:December 2004
Population Demonym:Lignanesi
Elevation M:139
Postal Code:13030
Area Code:0161

Lignana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60km (40miles) northeast of Turin and about 6km (04miles) southwest of Vercelli.

Lignana borders the following municipalities: Crova, Desana, Ronsecco, Salasco, Sali Vercellese, and Vercelli.

Tenuta Veneria, together with Selve (frazione of the comune of Salasco), was a filming location for Bitter Rice, a 1949 movie starring Silvana Mangano.

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Notes and References

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