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Frazione in Piedmont, Italy

Soprana
Frazione
Soprana is located in ItalySopranaSopranaLocation of Soprana in Italy
Coordinates: 45°35′N 8°13′E / 45.583°N 8.217°E / 45.583; 8.217
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Province Province of Biella (BI)
Comune Valdilana
Area
• Total 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total 822
• Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 13834
Dialing code 015

Soprana was a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Turin and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 822 and an area of 5.5 square kilometres (2.1 sq mi).[1]

Soprana bordered the following municipalities: Curino, Mezzana Mortigliengo, Trivero.

As a comune it had the following frazioni (villages):Baltigati, Lanvario, Cerreia, Cerruti, Molinengo.

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

Demographic evolution

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  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ "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.