Artò is a ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...

'' (and

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

) of the municipality of Madonna del Sasso, in

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, northern

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Overview

It is a village located some km west from the Lake Orta.

History

Since 1928 Artò was a separate

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

(municipality).''Il Comune di Madonna del Sasso: accenni storici'', web page on
www.comune.madonnadelsasso.vb.it
(accessed on July 2013)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arto Frazioni of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Former municipalities of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola