Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

Argentera

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Argentera
L'Argentiera
Comune di Argentera
View of Bersezio
View of Bersezio
Coat of arms of Argentera
Location of Argentera
Map
Argentera is located in Italy
Argentera
Argentera
Location of Argentera in Italy
Argentera is located in Piedmont
Argentera
Argentera
Argentera (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°24′N 6°56′E / 44.400°N 6.933°E / 44.400; 6.933
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceCuneo (CN)
FrazioniBersezio (municipal seat), Ferrere, Le Grange and Severagno (ruinied boroughs), Villaggio Primavera, Prinardo, Serre
Government
 • MayorMonica Ciaburro
Area
 • Total
77.7 km2 (30.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,684 m (5,525 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017[2])[3]
 • Total
78
 • Density1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
DemonymArgentesi or Argenters
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12010
Dialing code0171

Argentera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Turin and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Cuneo, on the border with France. It consists of a series of sparse hamlets in the upper Valle Stura di Demonte. The municipal seat is in Bersezio, on the road to the Maddalena Pass.

Argentera borders the following municipalities: Acceglio, Canosio, Larche (France), Pietraporzio, and Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée (France). Its territory includes peaks such as the Oserot at an elevation of 2,860 metres (9,380 ft) above sea level, Enciastraia at 2,955 metres (9,695 ft) and the Rocca dei Tre Vescovi at 2,867 metres (9,406 ft).

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.