Elevation 389 m (1,276 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Postal code 12040 Dialling code 0172 | Demonym(s) Sommarivesi Area 17.4 km² Local time Sunday 6:46 PM | |
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Frazioni Valle Rossi, San Giuseppe, Villa Weather 14°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 62% Humidity | ||
Sommariva Perno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in Roero about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Turin and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,800 and an area of 17.4 square kilometres (6.7 sq mi).
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Map of 12040 Sommariva Perno, Province of Cuneo, Italy
The municipality of Sommariva Perno contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Valle Rossi, San Giuseppe, and Villa.
Sommariva Perno borders the following municipalities: Baldissero d'Alba, Corneliano d'Alba, Monticello d'Alba, Pocapaglia, Sanfrè, and Sommariva del Bosco.
Festivals
The “Sagra della fragola e del vino birbet”, held at the end of May, celebrates two of the typical products of Roero: The local strawberries and Birbèt: a sweet, pomegranate-red, partially fermented, festive wine made from the Roero version of the Brachetto grape (Italian brachetto dal grappolo lungo), which hangs from the vine in elongated clusters.