Piode (Piedmontese:
Piòvi) is a
comune (municipality) and village of
Valsesia 
in the
Province of Vercelli 
in the Italian region
Piedmont 
, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Vercelli.
The name "Piode" refers to the many local quarries for the extraction of the stone slabs known as piodi, which are traditionally used to clad the roofs of Alpine houses and baite.