Mosso 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) of the Province of Biella

Province of Biella

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 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Piedmont

Piedmont

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, located in the Biellese Prealps

Biellese Prealps

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 about 70 km north-east of Turin

Turin

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 and about 9 km north-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,...

. It was formed in 1998 by the fusion of the existing communes of Mosso Santa Maria and Pistolesa.

Mosso borders the following municipalities: Bioglio

Bioglio

Bioglio is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 9 km northeast of Biella...

, Campiglia Cervo

Campiglia Cervo

Campiglia Cervo is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 4 km northwest of Biella...

, Piatto

Piatto

Piatto is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 4 km northwest of Biella...

, Quittengo

Quittengo

Quittengo is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 4 km northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 221 and an area of 8.0 km².Quittengo borders the following municipalities:...

, Trivero

Trivero

Trivero is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 14 km northeast of Biella.It is an important centre of the wool industry....

, Vallanzengo

Vallanzengo

Vallanzengo is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 4 km northwest of Biella...

, Valle Mosso

Valle Mosso

Valle Mosso is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 75 km northeast of Turin, 85 km northwest of Milan and 9 km northeast of Biella...

, Veglio

Veglio

Veglio is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 8 km northeast of Biella...

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The commune extends over an area of 18.24 km². Its population of c.1700 is divided between numerous local centres. In addition to Mosso Santa Maria and Pistolesa, the commune’s statute lists the following frazioni:

Mosso Santa Maria, Alloro, Bellaria, Bogino, Boschi, Brughiera, Buccio, Canova, Capomosso, Case Forno, Cerate, Crolle, Fantone, Ferchiani, Frieri, Garbaccio, Gianolio, Gili, Maioli, Marchetto, Mina, Mongiachero, Ometre, Oretto, Ormezzero, Piane, Quazza, Ramello, Ricca, Rivetto, Rolando, Sella, Sqisso, Taverna, Trabucco, Venalba;

and the following minor localities:

Artignana, Bochetto Luvera, Bochetto Margosio, Campazzo, Quattroventi, Casale ai Monti, Casale Picco, Curione, Gribaud, Molino dell’Avvocato, Molino Garaccio, Prapiano.

Of these Sella is known as the birthplace of Quintino Sella

Quintino Sella

Quintino Sella was an Italian statesman and financier.-Biography:Sella was born at Sella di Mosso, in the Province of Biella....

, academic, politician and founder of the Club Alpino Italiano

Club Alpino Italiano

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. Until 1938 it was the seat of the commune of Valle Superiore Mosso, later incorporated into that of Mosso Santa Maria.

Mosso is one of the principal communes of the Comunità Montana Valle di Mosso and, together with the nearby commune of Valle Mosso

Valle Mosso

Valle Mosso is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 75 km northeast of Turin, 85 km northwest of Milan and 9 km northeast of Biella...

, it suffered extensive damage in the floods of 1968 which affected the whole valley.