Province of Novara

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Province of Novara
Provincia di Novara (Italian)
Novara-Palazzo Natta-Isola-Prefettura-DSCF0919.JPG
Palazzo Natta, the seat of the province
Provincia di Novara-Stemma.svg
Novara in Italy.svg
Map highlighting the location of the province of Novara in Italy
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Piedmont
Capital(s) Novara
Comuni 88
Government
  PresidentFederico Binatti
Area
  Total
1,339 km2 (517 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
362,925
  Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
  Total€10.416 billion (2015)
  Per capita€28,078 (2015)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28010-28019, 28021, 28024, 28028, 28040-28041, 28043, 28045-28047, 28050, 28053, 28060-28066, 28068-28072, 28074-28075, 28077-28079, 28100
Telephone prefix011, 0161, 0163, 0321, 0322, 0323, 0331
Vehicle registration NO
ISTAT 003
Map of the province of Novara Mappa Provincia di Novara.png
Map of the province of Novara
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Map of the province of Novara
Map of the municipalities of the province of Novara Map of municipalities of the province of Novara, region Piedmont, Italy.svg
Map of the municipalities of the province of Novara

The province of Novara (Italian : provincia di Novara) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara.

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In 1992, the new province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola was created through the fusion of three geographical areas which had previously been part of the province of Novara.

It has an area of 1,339 square kilometres (517 sq mi) and a population of 362,925 (2021). The province contains 87 comuni (sg.: comune ) (see list of comuni of the province of Novara).

Colline Novaresi DOC

The province of Novara is home to the Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) wine of Colline Novaresi which was created in 1994 for the red and white Italian wines of the area. All grapes destined for DOC wine production need to be harvested to a yield no greater than 11 tonnes/ha. The red wine is a blend of at least 30% Nebbiolo (known under the local name of Spanna), up to 40% Uva Rara and no more than 30% collectively of Croatina and Vespolina. Varietal styles of each of the red grape varieties can be made provided that the grape makes up at least 85% of the wine. The white wine is made 100% from the Erbaluce grape. The finished wine must attain a minimum alcohol level of 11% in order to be labelled with the Colline Novaresi DOC designation. [2]

Municipalities

RankCommunePopulationArea
(km2)
Density
(inhabitants/km2)
Elevation
(mslm)
1st Novara 101367103.02984162
2nd Borgomanero 2151832.36665307
3rd Trecate 2019038.38526.1136
4th Galliate 1541229.54521.7154
5th Arona 1454714.90976.3212
6th Oleggio 1361637.8360.2232
7th Cameri 1087839.65274.4161
8th Castelletto sopra Ticino 1025914.61702.2226

The full list is:

Lake Orta and San Giulio Island Lago-d'Orta San-Giulio.jpg
Lake Orta and San Giulio Island
Flooded rice fields on the outskirts of Novara Novara risaie.jpg
Flooded rice fields on the outskirts of Novara
Vineyards near Ghemme Colline novaresi.jpg
Vineyards near Ghemme
Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park Lagoni di Mercurago1.jpg
Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park
Novara Novara Duomo2.jpg
Novara
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Borgomanero
Trecate Trecate MadonnaDelleGrazie.jpg
Trecate
Galliate Galliate veduta della del castello Sforzesco.jpg
Galliate
Arona Arona PiazzadelPopolo.jpg
Arona
Oleggio Oleggio centro.jpg
Oleggio
Cameri Cameri SantaMaria.jpg
Cameri
Castelletto sopra Ticino CastellettoSTicino veduta.jpg
Castelletto sopra Ticino

Transport

Motorways

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Autostrada A26 near Arona

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade ):

Railway lines

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Turin–Milan railway near Novara

Notes

  1. Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. P. Saunders Wine Label Language pg 152 Firefly Books 2004 ISBN   1-55297-720-X

References

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