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 | | The most densely populated areas, apart from the main cities, are those at the foot of the mountains with high concentrations in the Turin and Canavese areas, the lower Val di Susa, the Biella area, in the heart of the Novara area and round Alessandria. |
 | | Despite remarkable expansion in the industrial and service sectors, agriculture remains one of the fundamental resources: the principal crops are wheat, corn, rice (round Novara and Vercelli), vegetables and fruit, and fodder for the flourishing cattle and pig breeding sector. |
 | | A little farther on is Pinerolo (Museo Nazionale dell'Arma di Cavalleria-National Cavalry Museum), at the mouth of Val Chisone (the Fenestrelle fort, herb liqueurs and honey at Pragelato) leading to Sestriere, the first `second generation' European ski resort, the heart of a network of ski runs that cross into French territory. |
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