Casalbeltrame
Casalbeltrame | |
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| Comune di Casalbeltrame | |
Location of Casalbeltrame | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′N 8°28′E / 45.433°N 8.467°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Novara (NO) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudia Porzio |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
• Total | 1,033 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Casalbeltramesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28060 |
| Dialing code | 0321 |
| Patron saint | St. Novello |
| Website | Official website |
Casalbeltrame (Casabaltram in Piedmontese and Lombard) is an Italian town of 962 inhabitants in the province of Novara in Piedmont.
A part of the municipal territory is included in the Natural Park of the Lame del Sesia.
The rice paddies of Casalbeltrame are known for the production of riso venere, an unusual black rice of Chinese origins. Venere refers to Venus, the goddess of love, and to the aphrodisiac properties claimed for the rice. The variety is included in the Slow Food Atlas.
Casalbeltrame borders the following municipalities: Biandrate, Casalino, Casalvolone, and San Nazzaro Sesia.