Banchette is 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
Metropolitan City of Turin in the
Italian 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 ...
.
Banchette borders the following municipalities:
Ivrea
Ivrea (; pms, Ivrèja ; ; lat, Eporedia) is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley (part of the medieval Via Francigena), it stradd ...
,
Fiorano Canavese,
Salerano Canavese,
Samone, and
Pavone Canavese.
Sights include
Banchette Castle
Banchette Castle ( it, Castello di Banchette) is a castle located in Banchette, Piedmont, Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle ...
, built from the 14th century, and the parish church of San Cristoforo.
Twin towns — sister cities
Banchette is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
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with:
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Septème, France
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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