Favria is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin in the
Italian region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about north of
Turin
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Favria borders the following municipalities:
Rivarolo Canavese
Rivarolo Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about north of Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural cent ...
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Busano
Busano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin.
Busano borders the following municipalities: Rivara, San Ponso, Favria, Barbania, Vauda Canavese, Oglianic ...
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Oglianico
Oglianico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin.
Oglianico borders the following municipalities: Salassa, Rivarolo Canavese, San Ponso, Busano, Favria, ...
, and
Front
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It is home to the church of ''San Pietro Vecchio'', which houses 15th centuries frescoes from the Master of the
Marca di Ancona. Of the original 11th-12th centuries edifice, today the base of the bell tower and the
Romanesque-style apse remain. The current appearance dates to the 18th-century restoration.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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