The Pellice is a 60 km (37 mi) Italian

Italy

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 torrent, which runs through 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...

. It is a tributary of the Po River

Po River

The Po |Ligurian]]: Bodincus or Bodencus) is a river that flows either or – considering the length of the Maira, a right bank tributary – eastward across northern Italy, from a spring seeping from a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the head of the Val Po under the northwest face...

, into which it flows near Villafranca Piemonte

Villafranca Piemonte

Villafranca Piemonte is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southwest of Turin....

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The stream is formed at the western slope of Monte Granero

Monte Granero

Monte Granero is a peak in the Cottian Alps, in western Piedmont, northern Italy. It has an elevation of 3,170 m. It is located between the Val Pellice and the Valle Po, not far from the boundary with France....

 in the Cottian Alps

Cottian Alps

The Cottian Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between France and Italy...

 and initially runs northwards, before turning east and reaching the comune

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:...

of Bobbio Pellice

Bobbio Pellice

Bobbio Pellice is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin, on the border with France and at the end of the Val Pellice...

. After receiving the waters of several torrents, such as the Ghiacciard, it forms the Val Pellice. Other streams flowing into the Pellice in its later course include the Angrogna

Angrogna

Angrogna is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km southwest of Turin.Angrogna borders the following municipalities: Perrero, Prali, Pramollo, San Germano Chisone, Prarostino, Villar Pellice, Bricherasio, Torre Pellice, and Luserna San...

 and the Chiamogna, near the town of Bricherasio

Bricherasio

Bricherasio is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin...

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After the end of its mountain course, the torrent, 12 km (7 mi) after Bricherasio, receives the waters of the Chisone

Chisone

The Chisone is a 50 km Italian torrent, which runs through Pragelato, Fenestrelle, Perosa Argentina and Pinerolo in the Province of Turin. It is a tributary of the Pellice, which in turn is a tributary of the Po River...

 between Cavour and Vigone

Vigone

Vigone is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,157 and an area of 41.1 km²....

, doubling its average discharge. It reaches the Po River at Villafranca.

Sources

• Torino, Istituto geografico centrale, Map n. 6 - Monviso