Occhieppo Superiore
Encyclopedia
Occhieppo Superiore is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Biella
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 80 km northeast of Turin
and about 3 km southwest of Biella
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,956 and an area of 5.2 km².
Occhieppo Superiore borders the following municipalities: Biella
, Camburzano
, Muzzano, Occhieppo Inferiore
, Pollone
, Sordevolo
.
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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 80 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 3 km southwest 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 2,956 and an area of 5.2 km².
Occhieppo Superiore borders the following municipalities: 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,...
, Camburzano
Camburzano
Camburzano is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 7 km southwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,194 and an area of 3.8 km².Camburzano borders the following municipalities:...
, Muzzano, Occhieppo Inferiore
Occhieppo Inferiore
Occhieppo Inferiore is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,943 and an area of 4.0 km²....
, Pollone
Pollone
Pollone is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 7 km west of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,208 and an area of 16.4 km²....
, Sordevolo
Sordevolo
Sordevolo is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 7 km west of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,346 and an area of 13.8 km²....
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