Viverone

Viverone (Vivron) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km south of Biella. It is on the shore of Lago di Viverone. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,434 and an area of 12.4 km2.

Viverone borders the following municipalities: Alice Castello, Azeglio, Borgo d'Ale, Piverone, Roppolo, Zimone.

World Heritage Site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Twin towns — sister cities
Viverone is twinned with:


 * Povljana, Croatia