Sessera Valley (in Italian Valle Sessera) is a valley in north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Biella, Italy.
Etymology The valley takes its name from the river Sessera, a right-hand tributary of the Sesia which flows through the valley.
Geography The municipalities of the lowest part of the valley are Ailoche, Caprile, Coggiola, Crevacuore, Guardabosone, Pray and Portula.Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007 Its highest part is used as pasture and administratively is divided in several exclaves belonging to the municipalities of the central part of the Province of Biella.Alta Valsessera, Centro Studi Biellesi (DocBi), on-line: www.docbi.it , accessed in December 2012
Notable summits Among the notable summits which surround the valley (al belonging to the Biellese Alps) there are:
Monte Bo - 2.556 m Testone delle Tre Alpi - 2.081 m Cima dell'Asnas - 2.039 m Monte Barone - 2.044 m Cima delle Guardie - 2.001 m
Nature conservation The highest part of the valley and some surrounding areas are included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) of 10,786.73 ha called Val Sessera (code IT1130002).Siti di Importanza Comunitaria (SIC), Regione Piemonte, list on gis.csi.it (accessed on April 2013)
See also Biellese Alps Bocchetto Sessera
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External links
http://www.cmsesseramossoprealpi.it/on-line/Home.html