Sessera Valley (in

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''Valle Sessera'') is a valley in north-east of

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

in the

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Etymology

The valley takes its name from the river

Sessera The Sessera () is a long Torrent (stream), torrent in the Piedmont region - NW Italy. Geography The Sessera starts in the Biellese Alps on the south-eastern slopes of Monte Bo. It initially flows from NW to SE and then encircles the Cima del ...

, a right-hand

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the

Sesia The Sesia (Latin ''Sesites'' or ''Sessites'') is a river in Piedmont, north-western Italy, tributary to the Po. Geography Its sources are the glaciers of Monte Rosa at the border with Switzerland. It flows through the Alpine valley Valsesia an ...

which flows through the valley.

Geography

The

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of the lowest part of the valley are

Ailoche Ailoche is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Biella. Ailoche borders the following municipalities: Caprile, Coggiola, Crevacuore Crevac ...

Caprile Caprile is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 221 and an area of .All demographics ...

Coggiola Coggiola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,285 and an area of .All demographic ...

Crevacuore Crevacuore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,813 and an area of .All demogra ...

Guardabosone Guardabosone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli. Guardabosone borders the following municipalities: Ailoche, Borgosesia, Cap ...

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and Portula.''Carta Tecnica Regionale''

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1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007 Its highest part is used as

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and administratively is divided in several

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s belonging to the municipalities of the central part of the

.''Alta Valsessera'', Centro Studi Biellesi (DocBi), on-line
www.docbi.it
, accessed in December 2012

Notable summits

Among the notable summits which surround the valley (al belonging to the

Biellese Alps The Biellese Alps (''Alpi Biellesi'' or ''Prealpi Biellesi'' in Italian) are a sub-range of the Pennine Alps located between Piemonte and Aosta Valley (Italy). Etymology ''Alpi Biellesi'' literally means ''Alps of Biellese''; ''Biellese'' is th ...

) there are: *

Monte Bo Monte Bo (or ''Cima di Bo)'' is a mountain in the Alpi Biellesi, a sub-range of Pennine Alps. Geography The mountain is located between Sessera Valley, Sessera and Cervo (river), Cervo valleys and is totally included in the province of Biell ...

- 2.556 m * Testone delle Tre Alpi - 2.081 m * Cima dell'Asnas - 2.039 m * Monte Barone - 2.044 m * Cima delle Guardie - 2.001 m

Nature conservation

The highest part of the valley and some surrounding areas are included in a SIC ''(

Site of Community Importance A Site of Community Importance (SCI) is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) as a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which it belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at ...

)'' of 10,786.73 ha called ''Val Sessera'' (code IT1130002).''Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC)'', Regione Piemonte, list o
gis.csi.it
(accessed on April 2013)

Notes and references

External links

* http://www.cmsesseramossoprealpi.it/on-line/Home.html {{Authority control Valleys of Piedmont Valleys of the Alps Province of Biella Biellese Alps