Trivero

Frazione in Piedmont, Italy

45°40′N 8°10′E / 45.667°N 8.167°E / 45.667; 8.167CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceBiella (BI)ComuneValdilanaArea

• Total29.9 km² (11.5 sq mi)Elevation

739 m (2,425 ft)Population

(Dec. 2004)^[1]

• Total6,663 • Density220/km² (580/sq mi)DemonymTriveresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

13835

Dialing code015Patron saintSan Quirico

Trivero (Piedmontese: Tarvè) was a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Biella.

Physical geography

Trivero bordered the following municipalities: Camandona, Caprile, Crevacuore, Curino, Mezzana Mortigliengo, Mosso, Portula, Pray, Scopello, Soprana, Strona, Vallanzengo, Valle Mosso, Valle San Nicolao.

As a comune it had the following frazioni (villages): Pratrivero, Ponzone, Cereje, Polto, Barbero, Sella, Lora, Guala, Ronco, Mazza, Mazzucco, Vaudano, Botto, Pramorisio, Piana, Castello, Fila, Dosso, Grillero, Pellizaro, Vico, Oro, Ferrero, Gioia, Roveglio, Villaggio Residenziale, Bellavista, Caulera, Stavello, Barbato, S. Antonio, Barozzo, Marone Bulliana, Giardino

History

Trivero is an important centre of the wool industry. The Italian fashion companies Ermenegildo Zegna and Loro Piana were born in Trivero.

From 1 January 2019 Trivero was absorbed by the new-born municipality of Valdilana.^[2]

Demographic evolution

References

^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "È ufficialmente nato il Comune di Valdilana, al referendum vince il "sì": affluenza al 39 per cento". La Stampa. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2020-01-15.