Bardonecchia
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Italy
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town and comune
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:...
located 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 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...
region, in the western part of Susa Valley
Susa Valley
The Susa Valley is a valley in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the south. It is the longest valley in Italy. It extends over in an east-west direction from the French border to the outskirts of Turin. The valley takes its...
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The town hosted the snowboarding
Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe, Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:...
events of the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, as well as the Bardonecchia Guitar Festival "La Nuova Camerata dei Bardi" founded by Pier Luigi Cimma
Pier Luigi Cimma
Pierluigi Cimma or Pier Luigi Cimma , was an Italian composer, lutenist, guitarist and teacher.Cimma was born in Turin. He was the longtime chairman of the guitar department at the Conservatorio G.Verdi in Turin, and the founder of the Bardonecchia Guitar Festival...
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Geography
The town, which is located about 90 km (55.9 mi) from Turin at the intersection of four valleys, is surrounded by mountains, including several whose peaks surpass 3000 m (9,842.5 ft).The town is built along Bardonecchia Stream, a tributary of the Dora Riparia
Dora Riparia
The Dora Riparia is an Italian river, a left-hand tributary of the Po. It is 125 km long, with a 1,231 km² drainage basin. It originates in the Cottian Alps, close to the Col de Montgenèvre in France, where it is called the Piccola Dora...
. The historic center is set back and elevated, while the more recent part of town is built around the train station. The town has grown thanks to activities related to customs, logistics, and tourism; as a result, it has incorporated some neighboring villages, and thus is one of the largest towns in the Susa Valley.
Bardonecchia is connected to France
France
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by the Fréjus Road Tunnel
Fréjus Road Tunnel
The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a tunnel that connects France and Italy. It runs under Col du Fréjus in the Cottian Alps between Modane in France and Bardonecchia in Italy...
and by the Fréjus Rail Tunnel
Fréjus Rail Tunnel
The Fréjus Rail Tunnel is a rail tunnel of length in the European Alps, carrying the Turin–Modane railway through Mount Cenis to an end on connection with the Culoz–Modane railway and linking Modane, France and Bardonecchia, Italy...
on the Turin–Modane railway, part of a TGV Paris to Milan connection.
The municipality of Bardonecchia 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) Les Arnauds, Melezet, Millaures, Le Gleise, Beaulard, Grange Horres, La Rho and Rochemolles.
Bardonecchia borders the following municipalities: Avrieux
Avrieux
Avrieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-External links:*...
(France), Bramans
Bramans
Bramans is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France....
(France), Exilles
Exilles
Exilles is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France...
, Modane
Modane
Modane is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia until 1860.-Transportation:...
(France), Névache
Névache
Névache is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.-Population:-Economy:In the winter months cross-country skiing is a popular activity. Other than tourism the main industry is cattle farming.-References:*...
(France), Oulx
Oulx
Oulx is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km west of Turin, in the Susa Valley on the border with France.-Names:...
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Bardonecchia is the westernmost comune in Italy.
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