Piedicavallo

Piedicavallo
Comune
Comune di Piedicavallo
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Coordinates: 45°42′N 7°57′E / 45.700°N 7.950°E / 45.700; 7.950
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of Biella (BI)
Frazioni	Montesinaro
Area [1]
• Total	17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	189
• Density	10.6/km2 (27.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13060
Dialing code	015

Piedicavallo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 189 and an area of 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 mi²).^[3]

Piedicavallo borders the following municipalities: Andorno Micca, Bioglio, Callabiana, Campiglia Cervo, Gaby, Pettinengo, Rosazza, Sagliano Micca, Tavigliano, Valle Mosso, Valle San Nicolao.

Demographic evolution

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1861 1,527 —     1871 1,436 −6.0% 1881 1,572 +9.5% 1901 1,372 −12.7% 1911 1,427 +4.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,259 −11.8% 1931 1,029 −18.3% 1936 691 −32.8% 1951 565 −18.2% 1961 471 −16.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 328 −30.4% 1981 260 −20.7% 1991 191 −26.5% 2001 187 −2.1%
Source: Data from ISTAT

Twin towns

Piedicavallo is twinned with:

• Avrieux, France (2009)

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