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.
Piode | |
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| Comune di Piode | |
 Panorama from alpe Meggiana | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Piode  | |
  Piode Location of Piode in Italy  Piode Piode (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′N 8°3′E / 45.767°N 8.050°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Vercelli (VC) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donato Ferraris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 205 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13020 |
| Dialing code | 0163 |
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
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Notes
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
References
edit- Piode from www.valsesia.it
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