For the French commune, see
Boves, Somme. Boves is a
comune (municipality) in the
Province of Cuneo in the
Italian region
Piedmont, located about 80 km south of
Turin and about 6 km south of
Cuneo. As of
31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,507 and an area of 51.1 km².The municipality of Boves contains the
frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Castellar, Cerati, Fontanelle, Madonna dei Boschi, San Mauro, Rivoira, San Giacomo, Sant'Anna, and Mellana.Boves borders the following municipalities:
Borgo San Dalmazzo,
Cuneo,
Limone Piemonte,
Peveragno,
Robilante,
Roccavione, and
Vernante.
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