CountryItaly FrazioniLa Guidera Demonym(s)Fontanettesi Area23.3 km² ProvinceProvince of Vercelli RegionPiedmont
Province / Metropolitan cityVercelli (VC) Elevation120 m (390 ft) Time zoneCET (UTC+1) Local timeTuesday 4:20 AM Postal code13040 Dialling code0161
Weather4°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 75% Humidity
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.
Map of 13040 Fontanetto Po Province of Vercelli, Italy
Fontanetto Po borders the following municipalities: Crescentino, Gabiano, Livorno Ferraris, Moncestino, Palazzolo Vercellese, and Trino.
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
People
Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755–1824), violinist and composer was born in Fontanetto Po. He was one of the great composers of his time, Also he played the viola. He is also credited of having composed the music of the Marseillaise, the French National Hymn, eleven years before Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
