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Cossato
Comune
Comune di Cossato

Coat of arms
Location of Cossato
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Coordinates: 45°34′N 08°10′E / 45.567°N 8.167°E / 45.567; 8.167
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Biella (BI)
Frazioni	Bertinotto, Castellazzo, Castellengo, Cerro, Lavino, Lorazzo, Masseria, Monteferrario, Parlamento, Ronco, Spolina
Government
• Mayor	Enrico Moggio
Area ^[2]
• Total	27 km² (10 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population (30 June 2017)^[3]
• Total	14,743^[1]
Demonym	Cossatesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13836
Dialing code	015
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 14,804 and it spreads over an area of 27,74 km², which makes it the second largest town in the Province of Biella. It is crossed by the Strona di Mosso stream.

Geography

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 Valle Mosso.

Main sights

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

List of mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
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

Neve Shalom, Israel

v t e Piedmont · Comuni of the Province of Biella
Ailoche Andorno Micca Benna Biella Bioglio Borriana Brusnengo Callabiana Camandona Camburzano Campiglia Cervo Candelo Caprile Casapinta Castelletto Cervo Cavaglià Cerrione Coggiola Cossato Crevacuore Crosa Curino Donato Dorzano Gaglianico Gifflenga Graglia Lessona Magnano Massazza Masserano Mezzana Mortigliengo Miagliano Mongrando Mottalciata Muzzano Netro Occhieppo Inferiore Occhieppo Superiore Pettinengo Piatto Piedicavallo Pollone Ponderano Portula Pralungo Pray Quaregna Cerreto Ronco Biellese Roppolo Rosazza Sagliano Micca Sala Biellese Salussola Sandigliano Sordevolo Sostegno Strona Tavigliano Ternengo Tollegno Torrazzo Valdengo Valdilana Vallanzengo Valle San Nicolao Veglio Verrone Vigliano Biellese Villa del Bosco Villanova Biellese Viverone Zimone Zubiena Zumaglia

References

^ Municipality of COSSATO Urbistat
^ "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.