Lignana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 6 km southwest of Vercelli. Lignana borders the following municipalities: Crova, Desana, Ronsecco, Salasco, Sali Vercellese, and Vercelli. Tenuta Veneria, together with Selve (frazione of the comune of Salasco), was a filming location for Bitter Rice, a 1949 movie starring Silvana Mangano.