Piode

Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Coat of arms of Piode
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Location of Piode
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45°46′N 8°3′E / 45.767°N 8.050°E / 45.767; 8.050CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceVercelli (VC)Government
 • MayorDonato FerrarisArea • Total13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)Population
 (Dec. 2004)[2]
 • Total205 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
13020
Dialing code0163
Parish Church and town Hall

Piode (Piedmontese: Piòvi) is a comune (municipality) and village of Valsesia in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Vercelli.

The name "Piode" refers to the many local quarries for the extraction of the stone slabs known as piodi, which are traditionally used to clad the roofs of Alpine houses and baite.

Piode borders the following municipalities: Campertogno, Pettinengo, Pila, Rassa, and Scopello.

Demographic evolution

Notes

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

References

  • Piode from www.valsesia.it
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