Lenta, Piedmont

Lenta
Comune di Lenta
Location of Lenta
Lenta
Location of Lenta in Italy
Lenta
Lenta (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°33′N 8°23′E / 45.550°N 8.383°E / 45.550; 8.383
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceVercelli (VC)
Government
  MayorGiuseppe Rizzi
Area
  Total
19.0 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2004)
  Total
968
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymLentesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
13035
Dialing code0163
WebsiteOfficial website

Lenta is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Vercelli.

Lenta borders the following municipalities: Carpignano Sesia, Gattinara, Ghemme, Ghislarengo, and Rovasenda. In its territory is a site housing some 3,000 retired military vehicles of the Italian Army.