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Villafranca d'Asti

Villafranca d'Asti

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Villafranca d'Asti is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Turin and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Asti.

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The town was founded by the commune of Asti in 1275. It is home to the church of Sant'Elena, built in 1646–52 under design of Amedeo di Castellamonte.

The Villafranchian geological age is named for the town.[3]

References

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    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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    All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. [3]
    "archaeologywordsmith.com - archaeologywordsmith Resources and Information". ww16.archaeologywordsmith.com.



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