The Bormida di Spigno is a river of north-west

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Geography

The headwaters of the Bormida di Spigno are in the

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n province of Savona above Pian dei Corsi at above sea level in a transitional zone between the

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and Apennine

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s. There its waters run as the separate “Bormidas” of Mallare and

Pallare Pallare ( lij, Palëre; pms, Pallër) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about west of Genoa and about west of Savona. Pallare borders the following municipalities: Bormida, Carc ...

in distinct close valleys before quickly joining after a few kilometers. It joins with the Bormida (or Bormida di Millesimo) near Bistagno in the

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ese

province of Alessandria The Province of Alessandria ( it, Provincia di Alessandria; pms, Provincia ëd Lissandria; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''Provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part o ...

References

Rivers of the Province of Savona Rivers of the Province of Alessandria Rivers of the Province of Asti Rivers of Italy Rivers of the Alps {{Italy-river-stub