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Ivrea

Italian comune
NameIvrea
Official nameCittà di Ivrea
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceTurin (TO)
MayorCarlo Della Pepa
Elected: April 28, 2008
Party: centre-left
Total Area11.7 sq mi (30.19 km2)
Total Population24338 (30 April 2009)
DemonymEporediesi
Elevation830.1 ft (253 m)
Patron saintSaint Sabinus
Saint dayJuly 7
Area code0125

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Ivrea is a town and comune of the province of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley (part of the medieval Via Francigena), it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the centre of the Canavese area. Ivrea lies in a basin that, in prehistoric times, formed a great lake. Today a number of five smaller lakes - Sirio, San Michele, Pistono, Nero and Campagna - dot the area around the town.

During the 20th century its primary claim to fame was as the base of operations for Olivetti, a renowned manufacturer of typewriters, mechanical calculators and, later, computers. The company no longer has an independent existence, though its name still appears as a registered trademark on office equipment manufactured by others. In 1970 about 90,000 people (including commuters from Southern Italy) lived and worked in the Ivrea Area. When Olivetti closed its operations the population dropped to 30% of its former level.


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