Braone Braù
Comune
Comune di Braone
Location of Braone
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Coordinates: 45°59′30″N 10°20′36″E / 45.99167°N 10.34333°E / 45.99167; 10.34333
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Brescia (BS)
Government
• Mayor	Gabriele Prandini
Area [1]
• Total	13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation	394 m (1,293 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017)[2]
• Total	689
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym	Braonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	25040
Dialing code	0364
Patron saint	Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas)
Saint day	2 February
Website	Official website

Braone (Camunian: Bragù or Braù) is an Italian comune of 672 inhabitants^[2] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

It is bounded by other communes of Breno, Cerveno, Ceto, Losine, Niardo.

History

In 1956 coins were discovered in Braone, the latest of which date back to Anastasius I (circa 518 CE).

Main sights

• Parish Church of the Purification of the Virgin Mary, reported already in 1439, has a stone portal Sarnico of the eighteenth century. The altarpiece is by Fiammenghino.

References

External links

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