Sagliano Micca 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

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 6 km north 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,...

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Sagliano Micca 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...

, 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,...

, Fontainemore

Fontainemore

Fontainemore is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy....

, 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....

, Issime

Issime

Issime is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. About a third of its population speak Walser German....

, Miagliano

Miagliano

Miagliano is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 4 km northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 631 and an area of 0.7 km².Miagliano borders the following municipalities:...

, Piedicavallo

Piedicavallo

Piedicavallo 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...

, Pralungo

Pralungo

Pralungo is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and just north 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:...

, 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....

, San Paolo Cervo

San Paolo Cervo

San Paolo 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....

, 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...

, Tollegno

Tollegno

Tollegno is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 2 km northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,678 and an area of 3.4 km².Tollegno borders the following municipalities:...

, 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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Once known only as Sagliano, the city changed name to honour its most famous citizen, Pietro Micca

Pietro Micca

Pietro Micca was a Savoyard soldier who became a national hero for his sacrifice in the defence of Turin against the French troops.-Early Life:...

, a famous hero of the siege of Turin in 1706.

Sagliano Micca is the home of Cappellificio Cervo, distinguished makers of fedora

Fedora (hat)

A fedora is a men's felt hat. In reality, "fedora" describes most any men's hat that does not already have another name; quite a few fedoras have famous names of their own including the famous Trilby....

hats.