Valdilana

Valdilana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont.

Valdilana
Comune di Valdilana
Panorama of Pratrivero
Panorama of Pratrivero
Flag of Valdilana
Coat of arms of Valdilana
Location of Valdilana
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceProvince of Biella (BI)
FrazioniBulliana, Cereje, Crocemosso, Mosso, Soprana, Pratrivero, Valle Mosso
Area
  Total61.14 km2 (23.61 sq mi)
Elevation
434 m (1,424 ft)
Population
 (2017-12-31)
  Total10,988
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
13835 [1]
Dialing code015
Websitehttp://www.comune.valdilana.bi.it/

Geography

Valdilana is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Biella. It borders the following municipalities: Bioglio, Camandona, Campiglia Cervo, Caprile, Crevacuore, Curino, Mezzana Mortigliengo, Pettinengo, Piatto, Piedicavallo, Portula, Pray, Scopello (VC), Strona, Vallanzengo, Valle San Nicolao, Veglio.

History

The comune of Valdilana was born on 1 January 2019 due to the fusion of four pre-existent comunes: Mosso, Valle Mosso, Soprana and Trivero.[2]

References

  1. (in Italian), Poste Italiane aggiorna i CAP: tutti gli aggiornamenti dei comuni piemontesi, 14 giugno 2019, see www-quotidianopiemontese-it
  2. "È ufficialmente nato il Comune di Valdilana, al referendum vince il "sì": affluenza al 39 per cento". La Stampa (in Italian). 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2020-01-20.


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