Arborio (VC)
Encyclopedia
Arborio is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Vercelli
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 70 km northeast of Turin
and about 20 km north of Vercelli
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,035 and an area of 23.2 km².
Arborio borders the following municipalities: Ghislarengo
, Greggio
, Landiona
, Recetto
, Rovasenda
, San Giacomo Vercellese
, Sillavengo
, Vicolungo
, and Villarboit
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Vercelli
Province of Vercelli
Vercelli is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is Vercelli., it has an area of 2,088 km², and a total population of 176,829...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 70 km northeast of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 20 km north of Vercelli
Vercelli
Vercelli is a city and comune of about 47,000 inhabitants in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around the year 600 BC.The city is situated on the river Sesia in the plain of the river...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,035 and an area of 23.2 km².
Arborio borders the following municipalities: Ghislarengo
Ghislarengo
Ghislarengo is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km north of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 870 and an area of 12.5 km².Ghislarengo borders the following municipalities:...
, Greggio
Greggio
Greggio is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km north of Vercelli....
, Landiona
Landiona
Landiona is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 600 and an area of 7.3 km².Landiona borders the following municipalities:...
, Recetto
Recetto
Recetto is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 14 km west of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 865 and an area of 8.8 km²....
, Rovasenda
Rovasenda
Rovasenda is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Vercelli...
, San Giacomo Vercellese
San Giacomo Vercellese
San Giacomo Vercellese is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometers northeast of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Vercelli...
, Sillavengo
Sillavengo
Sillavengo is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Novara...
, Vicolungo
Vicolungo
Vicolungo is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 12 km northwest of Novara...
, and Villarboit
Villarboit
Villarboit is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Vercelli.It is included in the Lame del Sesia Natural Park....
.