Riva Valdobbia
Encyclopedia
Riva Valdobbia is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Vercelli
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 90 km north of Turin
and about 70 km northwest of Vercelli
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 236 and an area of 62.2 km².
Riva Valdobbia borders the following municipalities: Alagna Valsesia
, Campertogno
, Gressoney-La-Trinité
, Gressoney-Saint-Jean
, Mollia
, Rassa
, and Rima San Giuseppe
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Vercelli
Province of Vercelli
Vercelli is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is Vercelli., it has an area of 2,088 km², and a total population of 176,829...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 90 km north of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 70 km northwest of Vercelli
Vercelli
Vercelli is a city and comune of about 47,000 inhabitants in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around the year 600 BC.The city is situated on the river Sesia in the plain of the river...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 236 and an area of 62.2 km².
Riva Valdobbia borders the following municipalities: Alagna Valsesia
Alagna Valsesia
Alagna Valsesia is a comune and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy. It was originally settled by Walser...
, Campertogno
Campertogno
Campertogno is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 60 km northwest of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 226 and an area of 34.0 km².Campertogno borders the following...
, Gressoney-La-Trinité
Gressoney-La-Trinité
Gressoney-La-Trinité is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.-Geography:...
, Gressoney-Saint-Jean
Gressoney-Saint-Jean
Gressoney-Saint-Jean is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.- Points of interest :* Giardino Botanico Alpino "Castel Savoia", an alpine botanical garden...
, Mollia
Mollia
Mollia is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 60 km northwest of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 98 and an area of 14.1 km².Mollia borders the following municipalities:...
, Rassa
Rassa (VC)
Rassa is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 60 km northwest of Vercelli, located in the upper Valsesia....
, and Rima San Giuseppe
Rima San Giuseppe
Rima San Giuseppe is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km north of Turin and about 70 km northwest of Vercelli...
.