Boves, Piedmont

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Boves
Comune di Boves
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Boves
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Boves
Boves (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°20′N7°33′E / 44.333°N 7.550°E / 44.333; 7.550
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Province Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni Castellar, Cerati, Fontanelle, Madonna dei Boschi, San Mauro, Rivoira, San Giacomo, Sant'Anna, Mellana
Government
  MayorMaurizio Paoletti
Area
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  Total51.1 km2 (19.7 sq mi)
Elevation
542 m (1,778 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010) [2] It is one of the major centers of the Occitan Valleys language region.
  Total9,867
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Bovesani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12012
Dialing code 0171
Website Official website

Boves is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Turin and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Cuneo. It borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Dalmazzo, Cuneo, Limone Piemonte, Peveragno, Robilante, Roccavione, and Vernante.

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The town of Boves was the scene, on 19 September 1943, of a massacre of civilians by the 1st SS Panzer Division, in which the German troops set fire to more than 350 houses and killed numerous villagers.

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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.