Province of Vercelli

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Map of the province of Vercelli
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Map of the province of Vercelli

The province of Vercelli (Template:Langx) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is Vercelli.

Template:As of, it has an area of Template:Convert and a total population of some 176,000. It is an area known for the cultivation of rice.

Main sights

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Sacro Monte di Varallo. Façade of the basilica.

In 2003, UNESCO added the Sacred Mountain of Varallo to the World Heritage List.

Other historical sights include the Basilica of Sant'Andrea in Vercelli. There are also numerous natural sights in the Valsesia area.

Municipalities

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Vercelli
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Borgosesia

There are 82 comuni (Template:Singular: comune) in the province.[1] The largest by population are:

Comune Population
Vercelli 45,323
Borgosesia 11,243
Santhià 9,873
Gattinara 8,304
Crescentino 8,071
Varallo 7,253
Trino 7,123
Serravalle Sesia 5,218
Cigliano 4,573
Livorno Ferraris 4,562
Quarona 4,215
Saluggia 4,193

The full list is:

Transport

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The trip on an Italian historic train, near Borgosesia

Motorways

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):

Railway lines

References

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