Piedicavallo

Piedicavallo
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Biella  (BI)
Coordinates	45 ° 42 ′  N , 7 ° 57 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  E
height	1037  m slm
surface	17.88 km²
Residents	178 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	10 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	13060
prefix	015
ISTAT number	096044
Popular name	Piedicavallesi
Patron saint	San Michele
Website	Piedicavallo

Piedicavallo is a mountain village with 178 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Biella (BI), Piedmont region .

The neighboring communities are Andorno Micca , Bioglio , Callabiana , Campiglia Cervo , Gaby ( AO ), Pettinengo , Rosazza , Sagliano Micca , Selve Marcone , Tavigliano , Valle Mosso and Valle San Nicolao . The patron saint of the place is San Michele . The community is part of the Comunità Montana La Bürsch community .

geography

The place is 18 km from the provincial capital Biella at an altitude of 1037 m above sea level. It is the last and highest place in the Valle Cervo . The municipality covers an area of ​​17.88 km² .

economy

The place lives mainly from tourism. Mountain hikers come to the region in summer and skiers in winter.

photos

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  Panorama of Piedicavallo

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  Gate under the campanile

Web links

• Unofficial homepage of the village (Italian)
• Information at piemonteweb.it (Italian)
• Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.