Concesio (
Brescian
Eastern Lombard is a group of closely related variants of Lombard, a Gallo-Italic language
spoken in Lombardy, mainly in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia and Mantua, in the area around Cremona and in parts of Trentino. Its main variants are ...
: ;
locally ) is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
province of Brescia
The province of Brescia (; Brescian: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia.With an area of 4,785 km2, it is the ...
, in
Lombardy
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in
Trompia valley. It is located north of
Brescia
Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...
and south of
Sarezzo. Concesio is located in the lower
Val Trompia, at the foot of
Monte Spina. The comune is bounded by other communes of
Brescia
Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...
,
Bovezzo,
Lumezzane,
Villa Carcina,
Gussago and
Collebeato.
It is the birthplace of Giovanni Battista Montini, who was
Pope
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(1963–78) under the name of
Paul VI.
Notable people
*
Giovanni Battista Montini (1897), became Pope Paul VI
*
Mario Balotelli (1990), footballer
Sources
Pope Paul VI
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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