Chiomonte
Encyclopedia
Chiomonte is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 60 km west of Turin
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 992 and an area of 26.7 km². The name of the town deirives from the Latin Calcis Mons which refers to the calcium rich soil of the area. Chiomonte was before the 8th century located on the south side of the valley in which it lies but after a landslide the town moved to its present location.
The municipality of Chiomonte contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Frais and Ramat.
Chiomonte borders the following municipalities: Giaglione
, Exilles
, Gravere
, and Usseaux
.
The 15th century church of Santa Maria is of particular interest.
Chiomonte is famous too for its ice wine and is one of the few areas in Italy producing this type of wine.
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 60 km west 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 992 and an area of 26.7 km². The name of the town deirives from the Latin Calcis Mons which refers to the calcium rich soil of the area. Chiomonte was before the 8th century located on the south side of the valley in which it lies but after a landslide the town moved to its present location.
The municipality of Chiomonte 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) Frais and Ramat.
Chiomonte borders the following municipalities: Giaglione
Giaglione
Giaglione 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...
, 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...
, Gravere
Gravere
Gravere is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin.-External links:*...
, and Usseaux
Usseaux
Usseaux is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 190 and an area of 38.5 km²....
.
The 15th century church of Santa Maria is of particular interest.
Chiomonte is famous too for its ice wine and is one of the few areas in Italy producing this type of wine.