Lignana
Comune in Piedmont, Italy
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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 | |
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| Comune di Lignana | |
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  Lignana Location of Lignana in Italy  Lignana Lignana (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°17′N 8°21′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Vercelli (VC) |
| Frazioni | Tenuta Veneria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emilio Chiocchetti |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Population (December 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 539 |
| • Density | 24.0/km2 (62.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lignanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13030 |
| Dialing code | 0161 |
| Website | Official 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.
