Cerreto Castello was a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Biella
The Province of Biella ( it, Provincia di Biella, Piedmontese: ''Provincia ëd Biela'') is a province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
It has an area of , and a total population of 178 5 ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about northeast of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. Th ...
and about east of
Biella
Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 662 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
As a comune Cerreto Castello bordered the following municipalities:
Cossato
Cossato is a ''municipality'' in the province of Biella, Italy, in the northwest part of Piedmont, east of Biella. It has a population of about 14,804 and it spreads over an area of 27,74 km², which makes it the second largest town in the Pr ...
,
Quaregna
Quaregna was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,325 and an area of .All demograph ...
,
Valdengo,
Vigliano Biellese.
History
From 1 January 2019 Cerrato Castello was absorbed by the new-born municipality of
Quaregna Cerreto
Quaregna Cerreto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont,
Geography
Quaregna Cerreto is located at about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. The comune borders the following municip ...
.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
Former municipalities of the Province of Biella
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