The Borbera (''Borbëa'' in Ligurian or ''Borbaja'' in

Piedmontese Piedmontese (; autonym: or , in it, piemontese) is a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, northwestern region of Italy. Although considered by most linguists a separate language, in Italy it is often mistakenly regard ...

) is a major '' torrente'' (a stream whose flow is marked by a high degree of seasonal variation) of the

Province of Alessandria The Province of Alessandria ( it, Provincia di Alessandria; pms, Provincia ëd Lissandria; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''Provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part o ...

in the

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region

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Geography

It begins at an elevation of on Monte Chiappo and runs a course of before flowing into the

Scrivia The Scrivia, long, is a right tributary of the river Po, in northern Italy. It runs through Liguria, Piedmont, and Lombardy. Main tributaries * left hand: ** torrente Laccio; ** torrente Busalletta; ** torrente Traversa; ** rio San Rocco; * ...

as its major

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Vignole Borbera Vignole Borbera ( lij, Ei Vgnêue; Genoese: ''Vigneue'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004 ...

. The river passes through the territories of the following

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Cabella Ligure Cabella Ligure is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Cabella Ligure borders the following municipalities: Albera Ligu ...

Albera Ligure Albera Ligure is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Albera Ligure borders the following municipalities: Cabella Ligure, ...

Rocchetta Ligure Rocchetta Ligure is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 208 and an area of ...

Cantalupo Ligure Cantalupo Ligure is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Cantalupo Ligure borders the following municipalities: Albera Lig ...

Borghetto di Borbera Borghetto di Borbera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Borghetto di Borbera borders the following municipalities: C ...

, Vignole Borbera,

Stazzano Stazzano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,168 and an area of .All d ...

Arquata Scrivia Arquata Scrivia (local dialect: ''Auquâ'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Arquata Scrivia borders the following ...

Serravalle Scrivia Serravalle Scrivia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Serravalle Scrivia borders the following municipalities: Ar ...

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