Alagna Valsesia

Alagna Valsesia (Walser German: "Im Land", Piedmontese: "Alagna", Valsesiano: "Lagna") is a "comune" and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is a tourist site for mountaineering and winter sports, and it is internationally known for the freeride off-piste skiing. It is at an elevation of just south of the Monte Rosa.
History.
It was originally settled by Walser at the beginning of the 12th century.
On 1 January 2019, Riva Valdobbia was an independent comune merged to form the neighboring municipality of Alagna Valsesia.