Chiaverano
Encyclopedia
Chiaverano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 50 km northeast of Turin
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,226 and an area of 12.0 km².
The municipality of Chiaverano contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bienca.
Chiaverano borders the following municipalities: Donato
, Andrate
, Borgofranco d'Ivrea
, Sala Biellese
, Torrazzo
, Montalto Dora
, Burolo
, Ivrea
, and Cascinette d'Ivrea
.
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 Turin
Province of Turin
The Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 . There are 315 comuni in the province – the most of any province in Italy...
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 50 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,226 and an area of 12.0 km².
The municipality of Chiaverano contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bienca.
Chiaverano borders the following municipalities: Donato
Donato (BI)
Donato is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km north of Turin and about 15 km west of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 750 and an area of 11.8 km²....
, Andrate
Andrate
Andrate is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 487 and an area of 9.3 km²....
, Borgofranco d'Ivrea
Borgofranco d'Ivrea
Borgofranco d'Ivrea is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km north of Turin...
, Sala Biellese
Sala Biellese
Sala Biellese is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin and about 12 km southwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 622 and an area of 8.1 km².Sala Biellese borders the following...
, Torrazzo
Torrazzo
Torrazzo is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin and about 13 km southwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 204 and an area of 5.8 km².Torrazzo borders the following municipalities:...
, Montalto Dora
Montalto Dora
Montalto Dora is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,461 and an area of 7.5 km².-Main sights:...
, Burolo
Burolo
Burolo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin.Burolo borders the following municipalities: Chiaverano, Torrazzo, Bollengo, Ivrea, and Cascinette d'Ivrea....
, Ivrea
Ivrea
Ivrea is a town and comune of the province of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley , it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the centre of the Canavese area. Ivrea lies in a basin that, in prehistoric times, formed a great lake...
, and Cascinette d'Ivrea
Cascinette d'Ivrea
Cascinette d'Ivrea is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,459 and an area of 2.2 km²....
.