Provaglio d'Iseo

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Provaglio d'Iseo
Proài d'Izé
Comune
Comune di Provaglio d'Iseo
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Provaglio d'Iseo
Location of Provaglio d'Iseo in Italy
Coordinates: 45°38′N10°3′E / 45.633°N 10.050°E / 45.633; 10.050
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Brescia (BS)
Frazioni Provezze, Fantecolo
Government
  Mayor Marco Simonini
Area
  Total 16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation 330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2011) [1]
  Total 7,237
  Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Provagliesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code25050
Dialing code 030
ISTAT code 017156
Patron saint Sts. Peter and Paul
Saint day 29 June
Website Official website

Provaglio d'Iseo (Brescian: Proài d'Izé) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in the Lombardy region in Italy. Provaglio d'Iseo is located 3 km south of the town Iseo, in the historical region of Franciacorta, famous for its wine production.

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

Brescia Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometres from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of more than 200,000, it is the second largest city in the region and the fourth of northwest Italy. The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 672,822, while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia, one of the largest in Italy, with over 1,200,000 inhabitants.

Lombardy Region of Italy

Lombardy is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi). About 10 million people, forming one-sixth of Italy's population, live in Lombardy and about a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest regions in Europe. Milan, Lombardy's capital, is the second-largest city and the largest metropolitan area in Italy.

Points of interest include the monastery of San Pietro in Lamosa and the nearby Torbiere Sebine, a natural marshland area, important for birds.

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