Favria is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Turin

Province of Turin

The Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 . There are 315 comuni in the province – the most of any province in Italy...

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

, located about 30 km north of Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,584 and an area of 14.8 km².

Favria borders the following municipalities: Rivarolo Canavese

Rivarolo Canavese

Rivarolo Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 30 km north of Turin.-Main sights:...

, Busano

Busano

Busano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,442 and an area of 5.0 km²....

, Oglianico

Oglianico

Oglianico is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,365 and an area of 6.2 km²....

, and Front

Front (TO)

Front is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km north of Turin.Front borders the following municipalities: Busano, Favria, Vauda Canavese, Oglianico, San Carlo Canavese, Rivarossa, and San Francesco al Campo....

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It is home to the church of San Pietro Vecchio, which houses 15th centuries frescoes from the Master of the Marca di Ancona. Of the original 11th-12th centuries edifice, today the base of the bell tower and the Romanesque

Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...

-style apse remain. The current appearance dates to the 18th century restoration.