Where is Candelo located?

Candelo is located in the Province of Biella, within the Piedmont region of northern Italy. It is part of the broader administrative structure of Italy, which includes 20 regions.

What is the population of Candelo?

As of the latest data, Candelo has a population of approximately 7,604 residents, with previous counts showing slight fluctuations (7,548 and 7,228).

Is Candelo part of any cultural or historical associations?

Yes, Candelo is associated with "The most beautiful villages in Italy," an organization founded in 2001 to promote and preserve small Italian towns of historical interest.

Does Candelo have a railway station?

Yes, Candelo has its own railway station, which is part of Italy’s broader railway network.

Candelo

Italian comune

Place Comune Of Italy Q18040

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of: comune of Italy
Official website: www.comune.candelo.bi.it^[19]
Official name: Candelo

Location

Country: Italy^[4]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 45.548°, 8.107°^[18]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Biella^[3]
Shares border with: Benna, Biella, Cossato, Gaglianico, Valdengo, Verrone, Vigliano Biellese^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Population and size

Area: +15.12
Elevation above sea level: +340
Population: 7.2k (7.2k–7.6k, n=3)^[20]^[21]^[22]

Codes

Local dialing code: 015^[17]
Postal code: 13878^[14]

More facts +12

Capital: Candelo^[5]
Coordinates of easternmost point: 🗺️ 45.545°, 8.169°
Coordinates of northernmost point: 🗺️ 45.554°, 8.099°
Coordinates of southernmost point: 🗺️ 45.519°, 8.140°
Coordinates of westernmost point: 🗺️ 45.544°, 8.086°
Demonym: candelesi
Has certification: Bandiera arancione
Member of: The most beautiful villages in Italy^[2]
Patron saint: Lawrence of Rome^[16]
Seismic classification: 4
Twinned administrative body: La Roche-sur-Foron^[13]
Vehicle registration plate code: BI^[15]

🏷️ Also known as

en Candelo ar كانديلو el Καντέλο fa کاندلو ja カンデーロ ko 칸델로 ru Кандело zh 坎德洛

🔖 Identifiers · 18

VIAF cluster ID: 140882943
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n95113286
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Candelo-DSCF0335.JPG ↗
ArchINFORM location ID: 7417
Freebase ID: /m/0gr1rd
GeoNames ID: 6539388
ISTAT ID: 096012
IndicePA ID: c_b586
Italian cadastre code (municipality): B586
J9U entity ID: 987007533211805171
Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID: 18890
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 45224

Show all 18 identifiers +6

Topic's main category: Category:Candelo
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: candelo
UN/LOCODE: ITCN6
Who's on First ID: 101829947
Wiki Loves Monuments ID: 01B5860000
Yale LUX ID: place/c018dfef-355c-4518-89eb-3ead1d148be0

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🔗 Connections

Shares border with 7

Biella, Gaglianico, Valdengo, Vigliano Biellese, Benna, Cossato, Verrone

← Shares border with 7

Biella, Gaglianico, Valdengo, Vigliano Biellese, Benna, Cossato, Verrone

Located in time zone 2

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00

Contained subdivisions 1

Candelo railway station

Country 1

Italy

Has certification 1

Bandiera arancione

Instance of 1

comune of Italy

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Province of Biella

Member of 1

The most beautiful villages in Italy

Patron saint 1

Lawrence of Rome

Twinned administrative body 1

La Roche-sur-Foron

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1

Province of Biella

← Twinned administrative body 1

La Roche-sur-Foron

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Summary

Candelo is a comune of Italy^[1].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Candelo covers an area of 15.12 km²^[23]. Candelo sits at an elevation of 340 m^[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[4] ↑ Candelo — country (P17): Italy. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Candelo — capital (P36): Candelo. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Candelo — shares border with (P47): Benna. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Candelo — shares border with (P47): Biella. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Candelo — shares border with (P47): Cossato. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Candelo — shares border with (P47): Gaglianico. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Candelo — shares border with (P47): Valdengo. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Candelo — shares border with (P47): Verrone. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Candelo — shares border with (P47): Vigliano Biellese. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Candelo — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Province of Biella. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Candelo — twinned administrative body (P190): La Roche-sur-Foron. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Candelo — postal code (P281): 13878. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Candelo — licence plate code (P395): BI. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Candelo — patron saint (P417): Lawrence of Rome. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Candelo — member of (P463): The most beautiful villages in Italy. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Candelo — local dialing code (P473): 015. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Candelo — coordinate location (P625): {'lat': 45.547777777778, 'lon': 8.1069444444444}. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Candelo — official website (P856): https://www.comune.candelo.bi.it. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Candelo — population (P1082): {'amount': '+7604'}. Italian National Institute of Statistics. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Candelo — population (P1082): {'amount': '+7548'}. demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Candelo — population (P1082): {'amount': '+7228'}. demo.istat.it. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Candelo — elevation above sea level (P2044): 340 m. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Candelo — area (P2046): 15.12 km². istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Candelo is an instance of comune of Italy (Q747074) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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5w ago · Cromenio · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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