Piode

Piode
Comune
Comune di Piode
Panorama from alpe Meggiana
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°46′N 8°3′E / 45.767°N 8.050°E / 45.767; 8.050
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Vercelli (VC)
Government
• Mayor	Donato Ferraris
Area 1
• Total	13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population  (Dec. 2004)2
• Total	205
• Density	15.1/km2 (39.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13020
Dialing code	0163

Piode (Piedmontese: Piòvi) is a comune (municipality) and village of Valsesia in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Vercelli.

The name "Piode" refers to the many local quarries for the extraction of the stone slabs known as piodi, which are traditionally used to clad the roofs of Alpine houses and baite.

Piode borders the following municipalities: Campertogno, Pettinengo, Pila, Rassa, and Scopello.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1861 479 —     1871 463 −3.3% 1881 511 +10.4% 1901 442 −13.5% 1911 405 −8.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 425 +4.9% 1931 293 −31.1% 1936 263 −10.2% 1951 233 −11.4% 1961 219 −6.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 202 −7.8% 1981 195 −3.5% 1991 182 −6.7% 2001 197 +8.2%
Source: Data from ISTAT