Boves, Piedmont

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.

CountryItaly

FrazioniCastellar, Cerati, Fontanelle, Madonna dei Boschi, San Mauro, Rivoira, San Giacomo, Sant'Anna, Mellana

Elevation

542 m (1,778 ft)

DemonymBovesani

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Boves
Comune
Comune di Boves
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 44°20′N 7°33′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 [1]
• Total	51.1 km2 (19.7 sq mi)
Elevation	542 m (1,778 ft)
Population  (31 December 2010)[2] It is one of the major centers of the Occitan Valleys language region.
• Total	9,867
• Density	193/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

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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.