Viverone

Viverone Vivron (Piedmontese)
Comune
Comune di Viverone
View of Viverone
Viverone Location of Viverone in Italy Viverone Viverone (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°25′N 8°4′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of Biella (BI)
Government
• Mayor	Massimo Pastoris
Area
• Total	12.4 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Population  (Nov. 2025)
• Total	1,323
• Density	107/km2 (276/sq mi)
Demonym	Viveronesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13886
Dialing code	0161
ISTAT code	096080

Viverone (Piedmontese: Vivron) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Biella. It is on the shore of Lago di Viverone. As of 30 November 2025, it had a population of 1,323 and an area of 12.4 square kilometres (4.8 mi²).

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

Demographic evolution

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	1,541	—
1871	1,661	+7.8%
1881	1,787	+7.6%
1901	2,023	+13.2%
1911	1,857	−8.2%
1921	1,790	−3.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1931	1,575	−12.0%
1936	1,492	−5.3%
1951	1,404	−5.9%
1961	1,442	+2.7%
1971	1,428	−1.0%
1981	1,410	−1.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,351	−4.2%
2001	1,417	+4.9%
2011	1,423	+0.4%
2021	1,353	−4.9%

Source: Data from ISTAT

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

Viverone is twinned with:

• Povljana, Croatia

See also

• Purcarel, location at Bertignano Lake
• Lake Bertignano