Alto Sermenza

Alto Sermenza
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Vercelli  (VC)
Coordinates	45 ° 52 '  N , 8 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 52 '0 "  N , 8 ° 4' 0"  E
height	906  m slm
surface	59.7 km²
Residents	151 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	3 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	13026
prefix	0163
ISTAT number	002170
Website	comune.altosermenza.vc.it

Alto Sermenza is an Italian commune (comune) with 151 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Vercelli , Piedmont region .

geography

The municipality is located in the Val Sermenza , a side valley of the Valsesia . The alpine municipality covers around 60 square kilometers and is part of the Parco naturale Alta Valsesia nature park .

The municipality includes the three villages Rima, Rimasco and San Giuseppe (of which Rima San Giuseppe and Rimasco each form a fraction ) and the small settlements of Balmelle, Cà di cell, Campo Ragozzi, Dorca, Ferrate, Oro and Priami.

The neighboring municipalities are Alagna Valsesia , Boccioleto , Carcoforo , Fobello , Mollia , Riva Valdobbia and Rossa .

history

The municipality of Alto Sermenza was created on January 1, 2018 through the merger of the previous municipalities of Rima San Giuseppe and Rimasco on the basis of Regional Law No. 14 of October 10, 2017. A prior referendum in June 2017 had a clear majority in both municipalities at the time surrendered for the merger.

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  Church of San Giuseppe

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  Rimasco

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  Church in Ferrate

Web links

Commons : Alto Sermenza  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Rima e Rimasco, sì alla fusione: nasce il Comune Alto Sermenza. In: La Stampa Vercelli, June 11, 2017, accessed October 15, 2018.