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Cossato | |
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| Comune di Cossato | |
 Church in Cossato | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Cossato Location of Cossato in Italy  Cossato Cossato (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′N 08°10′E / 45.567°N 8.167°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Biella (BI) |
| Frazioni | Bertinotto, Castellazzo, Castellengo, Cerro, Lavino, Lorazzo, Masseria, Monteferrario, Parlamento, Ronco, Spolina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Enrico Moggio |
| Area | |
• Total | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 13,860[3] |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cossatesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13836 |
| Dialing code | 015 |
| ISTAT code | 096020 |
| Patron saint | Assumption of Mary |
| Saint day | August 15 |
| Website | Official website |
Cossato is a municipality in the province of Biella, Italy, in the northwest part of Piedmont, 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) east of Biella. It has a population of about 13,860 and it spreads over an area of 27,73 km2, which makes it the second largest town in the Province of Biella.
Geography
[edit]The city is the second largest town in the province of Biella by population and economic importance. It has an urban development that follows the direction of the major roads: the center is along the Biella-Gattinara former state road, while numerous frazioni are scattered along the road to Mottalciata baraggivo plateau and the hills towards Quaregna, Lessona and Valdilana
Main sights
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- Parish dedicated to the Assumption, built before 1000. It was rebuilt in 1614 after the collapse, which occurred two years before.
- Castle Castellengo, on the edge of the Baragge of Candelo.
- Church of SS. Peter and Paul, near the Castellengo Castle. medieval building restored over the years with the addition of different styles.
- Villa Ranzoni, eighteenth-century building houses the Municipal Library.
- Villa Fecia, building belonging to Fecia accounts of Cossato including a large park and a church, the Oratory of Santa Margherita (in medieval style).
- Villa Berlanghino, in the neoclassical style. It is a large building with a wooden staircase and a public park outside.
- Natural reserve of Baragge
Government
[edit]List of mayors
[edit]| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
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| Sergio Scaramal | 1994 | 2004 | Centre-left |
| Ermanno Bianchetto | 2004 | 2009 | Centre-left |
| Claudio Corradino | 2009 | 2019 | Lega Nord |
| Enrico Moggio | 2019 | Incumbent | Civic |
Twin towns
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References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ [https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=D7B&l=it&a=2025
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