The former hydrotherapic clinic of Cossila as seen in 2012
It is a borough located some km north-west from the centre of Biella, along the road leading to the sanctuary of Oropa. From its elongated shape came the Piedmontese saying Cosila, longa e sotila (in English: Cossila, long and thin).
Its southernmost part is called Cossila San Grato and the northernmost one Cossila San Giovanni.
History
Since 1940 Cossila was a separate comune (municipality), which also encompassed the village of Favaro.
References
^Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), published by Regione Piemonte - 2007
^Cossila longa e sotila : vicende storiche e curiose di una ridente frazione; Andrea Coda-Bertetto, 1967, Biella
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