Boves, Piedmont
Boves | |
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| Comune di Boves | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Boves | |
Boves Location of Boves in Italy Boves Boves (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′N 7°33′E / 44.333°N 7.550°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | Castellar, Cerati, Fontanelle, Madonna dei Boschi, San Mauro, Rivoira, San Giacomo, Sant'Anna, Mellana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maurizio Paoletti |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.1 km2 (19.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,867 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bovesani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12012 |
| Dialing code | 0171 |
| Website | Official website |
Boves is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Turin and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Cuneo. It borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Dalmazzo, Cuneo, Limone Piemonte, Peveragno, Robilante, Roccavione, and Vernante.
The town of Boves was the scene, on 19 September 1943, of a massacre of civilians by the 1st SS Panzer Division, in which the German troops set fire to more than 350 houses and killed numerous villagers.
Twin towns
- Castello di Godego, Italy
- Mauguio, France
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.