Desana
Encyclopedia
Desana is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Vercelli
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 60 km northeast of Turin
and about 8 km southwest of Vercelli
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,085 and an area of 16.5 km².
Desana borders the following municipalities: Asigliano Vercellese
, Costanzana
, Lignana
, Ronsecco
, Tricerro
, and Vercelli
.
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 60 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 8 km southwest 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 1,085 and an area of 16.5 km².
Desana borders the following municipalities: Asigliano Vercellese
Asigliano Vercellese
Asigliano Vercellese is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 6 km south of Vercelli....
, Costanzana
Costanzana
Costanzana is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 10 km southwest of Vercelli....
, Lignana
Lignana
Lignana is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 6 km southwest of Vercelli...
, Ronsecco
Ronsecco
Ronsecco is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin and about 13 km southwest of Vercelli...
, Tricerro
Tricerro
Tricerro is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin and about 11 km southwest of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 627 and an area of 12.2 km².Tricerro borders the following municipalities:...
, and 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...
.