Varallo Sesia
Varallo | |
|---|---|
| Città di Varallo | |
Location of Varallo | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′50″N 8°15′30″E / 45.81389°N 8.25833°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Vercelli (VC) |
| Frazioni | Arboerio, Balangera, Camasco, Cervarolo, Dovesio, Locarno, Morca, Morondo, Parone, Roccapietra, Sabbia, Scopelle, Valmaggia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pietro Bondetti (since 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.97 km2 (39.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017) | |
• Total | 7,195 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Varallesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13019 |
| Dialing code | 0163 |
| Patron saint | Saint Gaudenzio |
| Saint day | 22 January |
| Website | Official website |
Varallo Sesia (Piedmontese: Varal), pronunciation (Vhuh-rahl-loh) commonly known as Varallo, is a comune and town in the province of Vercelli in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is situated in Valsesia, at 450 metres (1,480 ft) above sea level and some 66 kilometres (41 mi) north-northeast of Vercelli and 55 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of Novara.
Once called Varade, it is divided in two boroughs (Varallo Vecchia and Varallo Nuova) by the Mastallone stream.
In 1971, Varallo was awarded the Golden Medal for Military Valor for the deeds of its population against the German occupation in the late stages of World War II.