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Sessera Valley

Sessera Valley

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Sessera Valley (in Italian Valle Sessera) is a valley in north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Biella, Italy.

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Etymology

The valley takes its name from the river Sessera, a right-hand tributary of the Sesia which flows through the valley.

Geography

The municipalities of the lowest part of the valley are Ailoche, Caprile, Coggiola, Crevacuore, Guardabosone, Pray and Portula.[1] Its highest part is used as pasture and administratively is divided in several exclaves belonging to the municipalities of the central part of the Province of Biella.[2]

Notable summits

Among the notable summits which surround the valley (al belonging to the Biellese Alps) there are:

Nature conservation

The highest part of the valley and some surrounding areas are included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) of 10,786.73 ha called Val Sessera (code IT1130002).[3]

See also

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007
  2. [2]
    Alta Valsessera, Centro Studi Biellesi (DocBi), on-line: www.docbi.it Archived 2012-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, accessed in December 2012
  3. [3]
    Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed on April 2013)
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