Airole
Encyclopedia
Airole is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Imperia
in the Italian
region of Liguria
, located about 130 km southwest of Genoa
and about 40 km west of Imperia, on the border with France. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 461 and an area of 14.8 km².
The municipality of Airole contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Collabassa, case Noceire, and case Giauma.
Airole borders the following municipalities: Breil-sur-Roya
(France), Dolceacqua
, Olivetta San Michele
, and Ventimiglia
.
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 Imperia
Province of Imperia
The Province of Imperia is a mountainous and hilly province, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between the Maritime Alps to the north and the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea to the south...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region of Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
, located about 130 km southwest of Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
and about 40 km west of Imperia, on the border with France. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 461 and an area of 14.8 km².
The municipality of Airole contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Collabassa, case Noceire, and case Giauma.
Airole borders the following municipalities: Breil-sur-Roya
Breil-sur-Roya
Breil-sur-Roya is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-Transportation:...
(France), Dolceacqua
Dolceacqua
Dolceacqua is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 120 km southwest of Genoa and about 35 km west of Imperia, on the border with France...
, Olivetta San Michele
Olivetta San Michele
Olivetta San Michele is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 130 km southwest of Genoa and about 40 km west of Imperia, on the border with France...
, and Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia is a city and comune in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia. It is located southwest of Genoa by rail, and 7 km from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia River, which divides the town into two parts...
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