# Portula

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Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Portula Pörtula Comune Comune di Portula View of Portula Portula Location of Portula in Italy Show map of Italy Portula Portula (Piedmont) Show map of Piedmont Coordinates: 45°40′N 8°11′E / 45.667°N 8.183°E / 45.667; 8.183 Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Biella (BI) Area [1] • Total 11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi) Population (Dec. 2004)[2] • Total 1,505 • Density 136/km2 (351/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 13050 Dialing code 015

**Portula** is a *[comune](/source/Comune)* (municipality) in the [Province of Biella](/source/Province_of_Biella) in the [Italian](/source/Italy) region [Piedmont](/source/Piedmont), located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of [Turin](/source/Turin) and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of [Biella](/source/Biella). As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,505 and an area of 11.1 square kilometres (4.3 mi2).[3]

One of the most important monuments in its territory is the [Novareia sanctuary](/source/Novareia_sanctuary).

Portula borders the following municipalities: [Caprile](/source/Caprile), [Coggiola](/source/Coggiola), [Pray](/source/Pray_(BI)), [Trivero](/source/Trivero).

## Population history

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1861 1,885 — 1871 1,957 +3.8% 1881 2,241 +14.5% 1901 2,087 −6.9% 1911 1,898 −9.1% Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,910 +0.6% 1931 2,375 +24.3% 1936 2,401 +1.1% 1951 2,662 +10.9% 1961 2,632 −1.1% Year Pop. ±% 1971 2,280 −13.4% 1981 1,944 −14.7% 1991 1,651 −15.1% 2001 1,486 −10.0% Source: Data from ISTAT

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v20_1-0)** ["Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011"](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v20_2-0)** ["Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018"](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-istat_3-0)** All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).

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