Fontanetto Po

Fontanetto Po
Fontanetto Po
Comune
	Comune di Fontanetto Po
	Oratory of St. Sebastian
	Coat of arms
	Location of Fontanetto Po
	Fontanetto Po Location of Fontanetto Po in Italy Fontanetto Po Fontanetto Po (Piedmont)
	Coordinates: 45°12′N 8°11′E / 45.200°N 8.183°E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Vercelli (VC)
Frazioni	La Guidera
Government
• Mayor	Riccardo Vallino
Area
• Total	23.3 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	1,194
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym	Fontanettesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13040
Dialing code	0161
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Fontanetto Po is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Vercelli.

Main sights

Oratory of St. Sebastian, built perhaps in the 11th century, and remade in the 15th century. The interior houses remains of mid-15th-century frescoes.
Parish church of St. Martin, built in the 11th century and restored in the 16th–18th centuries
Church of the Holy Trinity, built from 1488
15th century St. John Watermill

Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755–1824), violinist and composer, was born in Fontanetto Po. He was one of the great composers and violinists of his time. He is also credited with having composed the music of the Marseillaise, the French National Hymn, eleven years before Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.^[4]

^ "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.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Who composed the Marseillaise, France's National Anthem?".

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Fontanetto Po
Comune
Comune di Fontanetto Po
Oratory of St. Sebastian
Coat of arms
Location of Fontanetto Po
Fontanetto Po Location of Fontanetto Po in Italy Show map of Italy Fontanetto Po Fontanetto Po (Piedmont) Show map of Piedmont
Coordinates: 45°12′N 8°11′E / 45.200°N 8.183°E / 45.200; 8.183
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Vercelli (VC)
Frazioni	La Guidera
Government
• Mayor	Riccardo Vallino
Area ^[1]
• Total	23.3 km² (9.0 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population (1 January 2014^[2])^[3]
• Total	1,194
• Density	51/km² (130/sq mi)
Demonym	Fontanettesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13040
Dialing code	0161