Piedicavallo
Encyclopedia
Piedicavallo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Biella
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 70 km northeast of Turin
and about 15 km northwest of Biella
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 189 and an area of 17.8 km².
Piedicavallo borders the following municipalities: Andorno Micca
, Bioglio
, Callabiana
, Campiglia Cervo
, Gaby
, Pettinengo
, Rosazza
, Sagliano Micca
, Selve Marcone
, Tavigliano
, Valle Mosso
, Valle San Nicolao
.
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 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 15 km northwest 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 189 and an area of 17.8 km².
Piedicavallo borders the following municipalities: Andorno Micca
Andorno Micca
Andorno Micca 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...
, 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...
, Callabiana
Callabiana
Callabiana 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...
, 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...
, Gaby
Gaby
Gaby is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.The Italian Sunflower Festival is held there during summer. Gaby is home to the 19th century Sanctuary of Vourry....
, Pettinengo
Pettinengo
Pettinengo is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 3 km southeast of Biella...
, Rosazza
Rosazza
Rosazza is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 89 and an area of 8.7 km²....
, Sagliano Micca
Sagliano Micca
Sagliano Micca is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 6 km north of Biella....
, Selve Marcone
Selve Marcone
Selve Marcone 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...
, Tavigliano
Tavigliano
Tavigliano is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 6 km north 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...
, Valle San Nicolao
Valle San Nicolao
Valle San Nicolao is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 6 km northeast of Biella...
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