Province of Vercelli

Province of Vercelli Provincia di Vercelli (Italian)
Province
Rice farms in the province of Vercelli
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Vercelli in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Capital(s)	Vercelli
Comuni	86
Government
• President	Eraldo Botta
Area
• Total	2,088 km2 (806 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2015 [1] )
• Total	176,121
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€4.725 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€26,922 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13010-13012, 13015, 13017-13028, 13030-13041, 13043-13049, 13060, 13100
Telephone prefix	015, 0161, 0163
Vehicle registration	VC
ISTAT	002

Map of the province of Vercelli

Map of the province of Vercelli

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

As of 2015 ^[update] , it has an area of 2,081 square kilometres (803 sq mi) and a total population of some 176,000. It is an area known for the cultivation of rice.

Main sights

Sacro Monte di Varallo. Façade of the basilica.

In 2003, UNESCO added the Sacred Mountain of Varallo to the World Heritage List.

Other historical sights include the Basilica of Sant'Andrea in Vercelli. There are also numerous natural sights in the Valsesia area.

Municipalities

Vercelli

Borgosesia

There are 82 comuni (sg.: comune ) in the province. ^[3] The largest by population are:

Comune	Population
Vercelli	45,323
Borgosesia	11,243
Santhià	9,873
Gattinara	8,304
Crescentino	8,071
Varallo	7,253
Trino	7,123
Serravalle Sesia	5,218
Cigliano	4,573
Livorno Ferraris	4,562
Quarona	4,215
Saluggia	4,193

The full list is:

• Alagna Valsesia
• Albano Vercellese
• Alice Castello
• Alto Sermenza
• Arborio
• Asigliano Vercellese
• Balmuccia
• Balocco
• Bianzè
• Boccioleto
• Borgo Vercelli
• Borgo d'Ale
• Borgosesia
• Buronzo
• Campertogno
• Carcoforo
• Caresana
• Caresanablot
• Carisio
• Casanova Elvo
• Cellio con Breia
• Cervatto
• Cigliano
• Civiasco
• Collobiano
• Costanzana
• Cravagliana
• Crescentino
• Crova
• Desana
• Fobello
• Fontanetto Po
• Formigliana
• Gattinara
• Ghislarengo
• Greggio
• Guardabosone
• Lamporo
• Lenta
• Lignana
• Livorno Ferraris
• Lozzolo
• Mollia
• Moncrivello
• Motta de' Conti
• Olcenengo
• Oldenico
• Palazzolo Vercellese
• Pertengo
• Pezzana
• Pila
• Piode
• Postua
• Prarolo
• Quarona
• Quinto Vercellese
• Rassa
• Rimella
• Rive
• Roasio
• Ronsecco
• Rossa
• Rovasenda
• Salasco
• Sali Vercellese
• Saluggia
• San Germano Vercellese
• San Giacomo Vercellese
• Santhià
• Scopa
• Scopello
• Serravalle Sesia
• Stroppiana
• Tricerro
• Trino
• Tronzano Vercellese
• Valduggia
• Varallo Sesia
• Vercelli
• Villarboit
• Villata
• Vocca

Transport

The trip on an Italian historic train, near Borgosesia

Motorways

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

• Autostrada A4: Turin-Trieste
• Autostrada A26: Genoa-Gravellona Toce

Railway lines

• Turin–Milan railway
• Vercelli–Pavia railway
• Santhià–Biella railway
• Novara–Varallo railway

References

1. Demographics data from ISTAT
2. Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
3. Provincia di Vercelli

External links

• Official website
• Official web site for European Sacred Mountains (in English)

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