Lignana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Turin and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Vercelli.

Lignana
Comune di Lignana
Location of Lignana
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Lignana is located in Italy
Lignana
Lignana
Location of Lignana in Italy
Lignana is located in Piedmont
Lignana
Lignana
Lignana (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°17′N 8°21′E / 45.283°N 8.350°E / 45.283; 8.350
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceVercelli (VC)
FrazioniTenuta Veneria
Government
 • MayorEmilio Chiocchetti
Area
 • Total22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Elevation
139 m (456 ft)
Population
 (December 2004)[2]
 • Total539
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
DemonymLignanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
13030
Dialing code0161
WebsiteOfficial website

Lignana borders the following municipalities: Crova, Desana, Ronsecco, Salasco, Sali Vercellese, and Vercelli.

Tenuta Veneria, together with Selve (frazione of the comune of Salasco), was a filming location for Bitter Rice, a 1949 movie starring Silvana Mangano.

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.