Acceglio
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Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
Province of Cuneo
ayr is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ....
in the Italian
Italy
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region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
. It is located above Prazzo
Prazzo
Prazzo is comune of the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte, northern Italy.The main village is split in two parts, Prazzo Superiore and Prazzo Inferiore , at about 1 km from each other on the national route 22...
in the upper Valle Maira about 90 km southwest of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 45 km west of Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
, on the border with France. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 167 and an area of 151.5 km².
Acceglio borders the following municipalities: Argentera
Argentera
Argentera is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southwest of Turin and about 60 km west of Cuneo, on the border with France. It consists of a series of sparse hamlets in the upper Valle Stura di Demonte...
, Bellino
Bellino
Bellino is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo, on the border with France...
, Canosio
Canosio
Canosio is a small comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km west of Cuneo....
, Larche
Larche
Larche may refer to the following places in France:*Larche, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, a commune in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence*Larche, Corrèze, a commune in the department of Corrèze*Col de Larche, the French name for the Maddalena Pass...
(France), Meyronnes
Meyronnes
Meyronnes is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-See also:* Ouvrage Saint Ours Haut* Ubaye Valley* Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department-References:*...
(France), Prazzo
Prazzo
Prazzo is comune of the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte, northern Italy.The main village is split in two parts, Prazzo Superiore and Prazzo Inferiore , at about 1 km from each other on the national route 22...
, and Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
(France).
Tourism
The territory of Acceglio, thank to its intact natural environment is ideal for hiking, mountain biking and mountaneering. To support those activities, Acceglio has several alpine huts:- Rifugio Campo BaseRifugio Campo BaseThe Rifugio Campeggio Campo Base is an alpine refuge located in the Municipality of Acceglio, in the Province of Cuneo, Italy.-Characteristics:...
- Rifugio Stroppia
- Bivacco Barenghi
- Bivacco Enrico e Mario
Frazioni
Acceglio has eleven frazioni whose elevation above sea level varies between approximately 1200 and 1650 metres:- Villar (1375 m)
- Ponte Maira (1404 m)
- Saretto (1533 m)
- Chiappera (1614 m) (pictured)
- Bargia (1401 m)
- Lausetto (1510 m)
- Colombata (1576 m)
- Frere (1196 m)
- Gheit (1372 m)
- Chialvetta (1494 m)
- Pratorotondo (1639 m)