Roasio
Encyclopedia
Roasio is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Vercelli
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 80 km northeast of Turin
and about 35 km northwest of Vercelli
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,517 and an area of 28.1 km².
The municipality of Roasio contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) San Maurizio, Castelletto Villa, San Giorgio, Sant' Eusebio, Corticella, Curavecchia, and Prucengo.
Roasio borders the following municipalities: Brusnengo
, Curino
, Gattinara
, Lozzolo
, Rovasenda
, Sostegno
, and Villa del Bosco
.
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 Vercelli
Province of Vercelli
Vercelli is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is Vercelli., it has an area of 2,088 km², and a total population of 176,829...
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 35 km northwest of Vercelli
Vercelli
Vercelli is a city and comune of about 47,000 inhabitants in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around the year 600 BC.The city is situated on the river Sesia in the plain of the river...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,517 and an area of 28.1 km².
The municipality of Roasio contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) San Maurizio, Castelletto Villa, San Giorgio, Sant' Eusebio, Corticella, Curavecchia, and Prucengo.
Roasio borders the following municipalities: Brusnengo
Brusnengo
Brusnengo 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 2,127 and an area of 10.4 km².Brusnengo borders the following municipalities:...
, Curino
Curino
Curino 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...
, Gattinara
Gattinara
Gattinara is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Vercelli...
, Lozzolo
Lozzolo
Lozzolo is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 35 km north of Vercelli...
, Rovasenda
Rovasenda
Rovasenda is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Vercelli...
, Sostegno
Sostegno
Sostegno is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km northeast of Biella...
, and Villa del Bosco
Villa del Bosco
Villa del Bosco is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 380 and an area of 3.7 km².Villa del Bosco borders the following...
.