Callabiana

Infobox CityIT
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official_name = Callabiana
name = Callabiana
region = Piedmont
province = Biella (BI)
elevation_m = 743
area_total_km2 = 7.32
population_as_of = Dec. 2004
population_total = 139
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frazioni =
telephone = 015
postalcode = 13821
mayor = Andrea Gibello
(centre-left, elected June 13, 2004)
gentilic = Callabianesi
saint = Madonna degli Angeli
day = 15 August
website =
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Callabiana is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 4 km northwest of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 139 and an area of 7.3 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]

Callabiana borders the following municipalities: Andorno Micca, Bioglio, Camandona, Gaby, Pettinengo, Piatto, Piedicavallo, Selve Marcone, Tavigliano, Vallanzengo.

Callabiana is on the slopes of Monte Casto, and the whole territory is divided in 14 hamlets: Trabbia, Lucca, Virla, Socco, Steglio, Cordaro, Nelva, Corte, Fusero, Chiesa, Pianezze, Cascina Nuova, Vacchione, Pettani. The most important one is Pianezze, which has an important textile factory, called Carlo Barbera, where luxury clothes sold all over the world are made. Callabiana is also known for its dam where many people from all the district of Biella go fishing and relaxing. In the territory there are a lot of woods, inhabited by foxes, wild boars, squirrels and many kind of birds. In autumn you can find a lot of mushrooms and chestnuts. In Callabiana there are some really common surnames, like Gibello, Nelva, Tribbia, Vercellotti and Trabbia, and quite all the population has one of them. The most important building is the church, built in the XVI century, where the parish priest of Camandona, a neighbour village, has been celebrating mass every Sunday since the death of Armando Strona, the last priest of Callabiana. The village festival is the 15 of August, and so during all the month of August there are celebrations at the Pro Loco, that reach its climax with the big lunch on the 15, a not to be missed appointment for everyone in the village. In summer many emigrants come back to their houses, and so you can meet someone from France, mostly Savoiè, Belgium and Germany. Quite everybody in the village has some relatives abroad, because in the first part of the 1900, many people left Callabiana to go looking for work abroad.

Demographic evolution

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