Lessona is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Biella

Province of Biella

The Province of Biella is a province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.It has an area of 913 km², and a total population of 187,249...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

, located about 70 km northeast of Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

 and about 12 km east of Biella

Biella

Biella is a town and comune in the northern Italian region of Piemonte, the capital of the province of the same name, with some 45,800 inhabitants as of 2009. It is located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 80 km west-northwest of Milan.It lies in the foothills of the Alps,...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,487 and an area of 11.7 km².

Lessona borders the following municipalities: Casapinta

Casapinta

Casapinta is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 12 km northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 480 and an area of 2.9 km².Casapinta borders the following municipalities:...

, Castelletto Cervo

Castelletto Cervo

Castelletto Cervo is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km southeast of Biella...

, Cossato

Cossato

Cossato is a comune in the province of Biella, Italy, in the north-west part of Piedmont, 11.6 km to the east of Biella.It is crossed by the Strona di Mosso stream....

, Crosa

Crosa

Crosa is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 12 km northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 332 and an area of 1.0 km²....

, Masserano

Masserano

Masserano is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 12 km northeast of Biella...

, Mottalciata

Mottalciata

Mottalciata is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km southeast of Biella...

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Lessona is also a wine of great quality, vinified in this comune by the Sella family since the 12th century, using Nebbiolo grapes and up to 25% of other local grapes (Vespolina and Bonarda). The Lessona DOC was created in 1976.