Scopello

{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Scopello

| official_name = Comune di Scopello

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| region = {{RegioneIT|sigla=PMN}}

| province = {{ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=VC}} (VC)

| frazioni = Casa Pareti, Chioso, Frasso, Villabella

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| area_total_km2 = 18.62

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| population_total = 452

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| population_demonym = Scopellesi

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| elevation_m = 659

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| saint = Santa Maria Assunta

| day = 15 August

| postal_code = 13028

| area_code = 0163

| website = {{official website|http://www.scopello.com}}

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Scopello is a comune (municipality) located in the Valsesia region of the Italian Pennine Alps, administratively in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont. The municipality covers an area of {{convert|18.62|km2|mi2}} and ranges in elevation from {{convert|640|to|1930|m|ft}} above sea level.{{citation

|author=Prometheo

|year=2007

|title=Comuni-Italiani.it

|contribution=Scopello: Clima e Dati Geografici

|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/002/135/clima.html}}. It takes its name from its main centre, the small town of Scopello, which stands on the river Sesia at an elevation of {{convert|659|m|ft}}.

Other centres include Casa Pareti, Chioso, Frasso, Villabella, and Alpe di Mera.{{citation

|author=Prometheo

|year=2008

|title=Comuni-Italiani.it

|contribution=Comune di Scopello (VC) – Italia: Informazioni

|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/002/135/index.html

}}.{{efn|Casa Pareti, Chioso, Frasso and Villabella are formally identified as frazioni by the municipal statute.{{citation

|author=Ministry of the Interior

|year=2004

|title=Comune di Scopello: Statuto

|url= http://statuti.interno.it/lista%20province/lista%20comuni/link%20comuni/scopello.pdf}}.}} The latter, as the name Alpe suggests, once provided summer pasture for livestock, and today is a winter ski resort.

Image:Scopello_panorama.JPG|{{Center|The river Sesia in Scopello}}

Image:Scopello_chiesa.JPG|{{Center|The parish church of the Beata Vergine Maria Assunta}}

Image:Alpemera.jpg|{{Center|Alpe di Mera, in winter a ski resort}}

Image:Scopello in Winter.jpg|alt=Scopello from above|Scopello in winter 2024

Scopello borders Boccioleto, Campertogno, Caprile, Crevacuore, Guardabosone, Pettinengo, Pila, Piode, Scopa, Trivero, and Valle San Nicolao.

Local government

Scopello belongs to the Comunità Montana Valsesia, a union of various municipalities in the Valsesia. The mayor is Paolo Ferraris, who stood on a local slate (lista civica), and was elected on 28 May 2006.{{citation

|author=Prometheo

|year=2008

|title=Comuni-Italiani.it

|contribution=Comune di Scopello: Sindaco e Amministrazione Comunale

|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/002/135/amm.html

}}.{{update inline|date=September 2024}}

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Notes

References

External links

[http://www.scopello.com www.scopello.com], official site of the commune.
[http://www.chiosovalsesia.com/ chiosovalsesia], a site on one of Scopello's local centres which includes historical photographs.
[http://www.alpedimera.it Alpe di Mera], official site of the Proloco.

Category:Cities and towns in Piedmont

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