Valdilana

Valdilana
Comune
Comune di Valdilana
Panorama of Pratrivero
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Valdilana
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of Biella (BI)
Frazioni	Bulliana, Cereje, Crocemosso, Mosso, Soprana, Pratrivero, Valle Mosso
Area
• Total	61.14 km2 (23.61 sq mi)
Elevation	434 m (1,424 ft)
Population  (2017-12-31)
• Total	10,988
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13835 [1]
Dialing code	015
Website	http://www.comune.valdilana.bi.it/

Valdilana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont.

Geography

Valdilana is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Biella. It borders the following municipalities: Bioglio, Camandona, Campiglia Cervo, Caprile, Crevacuore, Curino, Mezzana Mortigliengo, Pettinengo, Piatto, Piedicavallo, Portula, Pray, Scopello (VC), Strona, Vallanzengo, Valle San Nicolao, Veglio.

History

The comune of Valdilana was born on 1 January 2019 due to the fusion of four pre-existent comunes: Mosso, Valle Mosso, Soprana and Trivero. ^[2]

References

1. (in Italian), Poste Italiane aggiorna i CAP: tutti gli aggiornamenti dei comuni piemontesi, 14 giugno 2019, see www-quotidianopiemontese-it Archived 2023-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
2. "È ufficialmente nato il Comune di Valdilana, al referendum vince il "sì": affluenza al 39 per cento". La Stampa (in Italian). 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2020-01-20.