| Armeno | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Armeno | |
Church | |
  Armeno Location of Armeno in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′N8°27′E / 45.817°N 8.450°E Coordinates: 45°49′N8°27′E / 45.817°N 8.450°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Novara (NO) |
| Frazioni | Sovazza, Coiromonte, Bàssola, Chéggino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 2,229 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Armeniesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 28011 |
| Dialing code | 0322 |
| Patron saint | Santa Maria Assunta |
Armeno (Piedmontese and Lombard: Armagn) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,229 and an area of 31.6 square kilometres (12.2 sq mi). [1]
Piedmontese is a Romance language spoken by some 700,000 people mostly in Piedmont, northwestern region of Italy. It is geographically and linguistically included in the Gallo-Italic languages group of Northern Italy. It is part of the wider western group of Romance languages, which also includes French, Occitan, and Catalan. It is spoken in Piedmont, Liguria and Lombardy.
Lombard is a language belonging to the Cisalpine or Gallo-Italic group, within the Romance languages. It is a cluster of homogeneous varieties used by at least 3,500,000 native speakers in Northern Italy, Southern Switzerland, and Brazil. The languages closest to Lombard are Franco-Provençal, French, Romansh, and Occitan.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
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The municipality of Armeno contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sovazza, Coiromonte, Bàssola and Chéggino.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Armeno borders the following municipalities: Ameno, Brovello-Carpugnino (VB), Colazza, Gignese (VB), Massino Visconti, Miasino, Nebbiuno, Omegna (VB), Pettenasco and Pisano.
Ameno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it has a population of 906 and an area of 10.0 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi).
Brovello-Carpugnino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 607 and an area of 8.3 square kilometres (3.2 sq mi).
Colazza is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 443 and an area of 3.1 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi).
