Foglizzo 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

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 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 25 km northeast of Turin

Turin

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. It is part of the Canavese

Canavese

thumb|250px|Church of Santa Croce at [[Sparone]].Canavese is a subalpine geographical and historical area of north-west Italy which lies today within the Province of Turin in Piedmont. Its main town is Ivrea and it is famous for its castles.-Location:...

 historical region.

Foglizzo borders the following municipalities: San Giorgio Canavese

San Giorgio Canavese

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, San Giusto Canavese

San Giusto Canavese

San Giusto Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin....

, Caluso

Caluso

Caluso is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,387 and an area of 39.5 km²....

, Bosconero

Bosconero

Bosconero is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,998 and an area of 11.1 km²....

, San Benigno Canavese

San Benigno Canavese

San Benigno Canavese is a comune in the province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin, whose territory is bordered by the Malone and Orco rivers.-Main sights:...

, and Montanaro

Montanaro

Montanaro is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2007, it had a population of 5,482 and an area of 20.8 km²....

. It is mentioned for the first time in a 882 document, when it was owned by the bishop of Vercelli. Later it was a possessions of the counts of Biandrate

Biandrate

Biandrate is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 12 km west of Novara.-History:...

 and, from 1631, of the Dukes of Savoy. It houses a castle, perhaps of Roman origins

Ancient Rome

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, turned into a noble residence in the 17th-18th centuries.