| Piozzano | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Piozzano | |
  Piozzano Location of Piozzano in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′N9°30′E / 44.933°N 9.500°E Coordinates: 44°56′N9°30′E / 44.933°N 9.500°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Province of Piacenza (PC) |
| Frazioni | Groppo Arcelli, Vidiano Soprano, Pomaro, San Gabriele, San Nazaro, Monteventano, Montecanino, Canova |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.5 km2 (16.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 714 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Piozzanesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 29010 |
| Dialing code | 0523 |
| Website | Official website |
Piozzano (Piacentino: Piusàn) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Piacenza. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 714 and an area of 43.5 square kilometres (16.8 sq mi). [1]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The province of Piacenza is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Piacenza. As of 2016, it has a total population of 286,572 inhabitants over an area of 2,585.86 square kilometres (998.41 sq mi), giving it a population density of 111.38 inhabitants per square kilometre. The city Piacenza has a population of 102,269, as of 2015. The provincial president is Patrizia Barbieri and it contains 48 comuni. The province dates back to its founding by the Romans in 218 BCE.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a European country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Italian Alps and surrounded by several islands. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and traversed along its length by the Apennines, Italy has a largely temperate seasonal climate. The country covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and shares open land borders with France, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in the Tunisian sea (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the fourth-most populous member state of the European Union.
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The municipality of Piozzano contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Groppo Arcelli, Vidiano Soprano, Pomaro, San Gabriele, San Nazaro, Monteventano, Montecanino, and Canova.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Piozzano borders the following municipalities: Agazzano, Bobbio, Gazzola, Pecorara, Pianello Val Tidone, Travo.
Agazzano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Piacenza. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,021 and an area of 35.9 square kilometres (13.9 sq mi).
Bobbio is a small town and commune in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is located in the Trebbia River valley southwest of the town Piacenza. There is also an abbey and a diocese of the same name. Bobbio is the administrative center of the Unione Montana Valli Trebbia e Luretta.
Gazzola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Piacenza. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,856 and an area of 44.1 square kilometres (17.0 sq mi).
