Viverone () is a (municipality) in the
Province of Biella
The province of Biella (; Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''provincia ëd Biela'') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Piedmont region of Italy. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
Culture
Biella is home to th ...
in the
Italian
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region 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 ...
, located about northeast of
Turin
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...
and about south of
Biella
Biella (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the northern Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the Province of Biella, province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of ...
. It is on the shore of
Lago di Viverone
Lago di Viverone or Lake Viverone () is a lake in northern Italy. Named after the town of Viverone, lies at 230 m AMSL between the districts of Biella, Vercelli and Ivrea in the area of morainic hills known as Serra. It has an area of about 6 ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,434 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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Viverone borders the following municipalities:
Alice Castello
Alice Castello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Vercelli
Vercelli (; ) is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants (January 1, 20 ...
,
Azeglio
Azeglio (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.
Azeglio borders the following municipalities: Bollengo, Palazzo Canavese, Piverone, Albiano d'I ...
,
Borgo d'Ale
Borgo d'Ale is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,629 and an area of .All demograph ...
,
Piverone,
Roppolo
Roppolo is a municipality in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about south of Biella.
Roppolo is located on the southern slopes of Ivrea glacial ridge, west to the Lake of Viverone. It b ...
,
Zimone.
Demographic evolution
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World Heritage Site
It is home to one or more prehistoric
pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO
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[UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]
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Twin towns — sister cities
Viverone is twinned with:
* Povljana
Povljana is a village and the only settlement in the eponymous municipality on the island of Pag, in Zadar County, Croatia. It is located 12 km southeast of town of Pag. The nearby shoreline has steep slopes and small cliffs.
The name of t ...
, Croatia
See also
* Purcarel, location at Bertignano Lake
*Lake Bertignano
Lago di Bertignano is a small lake basin located at elevation near the eponymous hamlet northeast of Viverone, in Piedmont.
Morphology and geology
Like the nearby (and much larger) Lago di Viverone, Bertignano is also an intermorainic lak ...
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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