Sommariva Perno

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Sommariva Perno
Coat of arms of Sommariva Perno
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Sommariva Perno in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Piedmont
Province Province of Cuneo (CN)
Elevation 389 m (1,276 ft)
Area 17.4 km² (7 sq mi)
Population (as of Dec. 2004)
 - Total 2,800
 - Density 161/km² (417/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 44°45′N, 7°54′E
Gentilic sommarivesi
Dialing code 0172
Postal code 12040
Frazioni Valle Rossi, San Giuseppe, Villa
Website: www.comune.sommarivaperno.cn.it

Sommariva Perno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in Roero about 40 km southeast of Turin and about 50 km northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,800 and an area of 17.4 km².[1]

The municipality of Sommariva Perno contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Valle Rossi, San Giuseppe, and Villa.

Sommariva Perno borders the following municipalities: Baldissero d'Alba, Corneliano d'Alba, Monticello d'Alba, Pocapaglia, Sanfrè, and Sommariva del Bosco.

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[edit] Festivals

The “Sagra della fragola e del vino birbet”, held at the end of May, celebrates two of the typical products of Roero: The local strawberries and Birbèt: a sweet, pomegranate-red, partially fermented, festive wine made from the Roero version of the Brachetto grape (Italian brachetto dal grappolo lungo), which hangs from the vine in elongated clusters.

[edit] Demographic evolution

[edit] References

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

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