| Piode | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Piode | ||
Panorama from alpe Meggiana | ||
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  Piode Location of Piode in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 45°46′N8°3′E / 45.767°N 8.050°E Coordinates: 45°46′N8°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) [1] | ||
| • Total | 205 | |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 13020 | |
| Dialing code | 0163 | |
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.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
Valsesia is a group of valleys in the north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Vercelli, Italy; the principal valley is that of the river Sesia.
Vercelli is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is Vercelli.
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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 .
Baita is a term used, mainly in Italy, and in France to refer to small dwellings of the central and western Alps. This word is found from the Lepontine to the Maritime alpine sections.
Piode borders the following municipalities: Campertogno, Pettinengo, Pila, Rassa, and Scopello.
Campertogno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Vercelli.
Pettinengo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Turin and about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,567 and an area of 11.5 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi).
The Commune of Scopello is located in the Valsesia region of the Italian Pennine Alps, in the Piedmontese Province of Vercelli. The municipality covers an area of 18.62 square kilometres (7.19 sq mi) and ranges in elevation from 640 to 1,930 metres above sea level. Its main centre of population, and the capoluogo of the commune, is the small town of Scopello which stands on the river Sesia at an elevation of 659 metres (2,162 ft).
