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Braone

Braone
Braù
Comune
Comune di Braone
Panorama-Braone (Foto Luca Giarelli).jpg
Map of comune of Braone in Val Camonica (LG).jpg
Braone is located in Italy
Braone
Braone
Location of Braone in Italy
Coordinates: 45°59′30″N 10°20′36″E / 45.99167°N 10.34333°E / 45.99167; 10.34333Coordinates: 45°59′30″N 10°20′36″E / 45.99167°N 10.34333°E / 45.99167; 10.34333
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Brescia (BS)
Area
 • Total 12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation 394 m (1,293 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 672
 • Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Braonesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 25040
Dialing code 0364
Patron saint Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas)
Saint day 2 February
Website Official website

Braone (Braù in camunian dialect) is an Italian comune of 672 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

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

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

The churches of Braone are:

The scütüm are in camunian dialect nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of Braone is Gàcc.


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