The Valle Po (literally "Po valley") is a valley of the
Cottian Alps in the
province of Cuneo
Cuneo ( Italian), or Coni ( Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and H ...
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Piedmont
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, northern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
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Geography
The valley gives rise to the longest river in Italy,
the Po, before it enters the
Pianura Padana (or Plain of the Po). It has a length of some 32 km, from
Saluzzo
Saluzzo (; pms, Salusse ) is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, in the Piedmont region, Italy.
The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc. are fo ...
to
Crissolo, and is home to the
Monviso
Monte Viso or Monviso (; oc, Vísol; Piedmontese: ''Brich Monviso'' or ''Viso'') is the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps. It is located in Italy close to the French border. Monte Viso is well known for its pyramid-like shape and, because it ...
mountain. It is bounded by the
Val Pellice,
Valle Varaita and the
Valle del Guil. The head of the valley is located at the
Traversette pass (''Colle delle Traversette'') (2950 m above sea level). The valley descends through the King's plain (''
Pian del Re'') (2020 m), where the Po river has its source.
See also
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Occitan Valleys
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