Biella Province

Biella Province
State :	Italy
Region :	Piedmont
Area :	913.72 km²
Residents :	174,384 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	191 inhabitants / km²
Number of municipalities:	74
License plate :	BI
ISO-3166-2 identification :	IT-BI
Website:	www.provincia.biella.it

The province of Biella (Italian Provincia di Biella ) is an Italian province in the Piedmont region . The capital is Biella . It has 188,000 174,384 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in 74 municipalities on an area of ​​914 km².

The province was established by a 1992 law and came into force in 1996 . It borders the Aosta Valley in the west and is surrounded by the metropolitan city of Turin in the west and the province of Vercelli in the north, east and south.

Sacro Monte di Oropa -
ascent to the chapels

Sacro Monte di Oropa -
La Concezione di Maria ( Immaculate Conception of Mary)

Culture and sights

In Oropa , the Sacro Monte was built from 1617 in addition to the already existing Marian pilgrimage church, which is one of the oldest places of worship in Piedmont and is of great importance for the faithful. It is a well-known place of pilgrimage and has been recognized by UNESCO as one of the Sacri Monti as a World Heritage Site since 2003 .

Largest communities

(As of December 31, 2019)

local community	Residents
Biella	43,812
Cossato	14,372
Valdilana	10,773
Vigliano Biellese	7744
Candelo	7420
Mongrando	3833
Occhieppo Inferiore	3852
Ponderano	3787
Gaglianico	3823
Cavaglià	3571
Andorno Micca	3130

Web links

• Official website of the province (Italian)
• The Holy Mountains of Piedmont and Lombardy (German)

Individual evidence

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