Alice Superiore
Encyclopedia
Alice Superiore is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 45 km north of Turin
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 646 and an area of 7.0 km².
The municipality of Alice Superiore contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Gauna.
Alice Superiore borders the following municipalities: Trausella
, Meugliano
, Meugliano
, Lessolo
, Rueglio
, Vico Canavese
, Fiorano Canavese
, Issiglio
, Lugnacco
, Pecco
, and Vistrorio
.
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 Turin
Province of Turin
The Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 . There are 315 comuni in the province – the most of any province in Italy...
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 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...
, located about 45 km north 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 646 and an area of 7.0 km².
The municipality of Alice Superiore 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) Gauna.
Alice Superiore borders the following municipalities: Trausella
Trausella
Trausella is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km north of Turin, in the Val Chiusella....
, Meugliano
Meugliano
Meugliano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 96 and an area of 4.5 km²....
, Meugliano
Meugliano
Meugliano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 96 and an area of 4.5 km²....
, Lessolo
Lessolo
Lessolo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,990 and an area of 7.9 km²....
, Rueglio
Rueglio
Rueglio is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 795 and an area of 15.3 km²....
, Vico Canavese
Vico Canavese
Vico Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 883 and an area of 32.8 km²....
, Fiorano Canavese
Fiorano Canavese
Fiorano Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km north of Turin...
, Issiglio
Issiglio
Issiglio is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 414 and an area of 5.6 km²....
, Lugnacco
Lugnacco
Lugnacco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 378 and an area of 4.8 km²....
, Pecco
Pecco
Pecco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 222 and an area of 2.0 km²....
, and Vistrorio
Vistrorio
Vistrorio is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 511 and an area of 4.6 km²....
.