Chiusa di Pesio is a comune

Comune

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(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

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, located about 80 km south of Turin

Turin

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 and about 13 km southeast of Cuneo

Cuneo

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, on the border with France

France

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Chiusa di Pesio borders the municipalities of Beinette

Beinette

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, Briga Alta

Briga Alta

Briga Alta is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km south of Turin and about 13 km southeast of Cuneo, on the border with France...

, La Brigue

La Brigue

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 (France), Limone Piemonte

Limone Piemonte

Limone Piemonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km south of Turin and about 20 km south of Cuneo, on the border with France...

, Margarita

Margarita, Italy

Margarita is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km south of Turin and about 11 km east of Cuneo....

, Peveragno

Peveragno

Peveragno is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km south of Turin and about 8 km southeast of Cuneo....

, Pianfei

Pianfei

Pianfei is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km south of Turin and about 13 km east of Cuneo....

, Roccaforte Mondovì

Roccaforte Mondovì

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, and Villanova Mondovì

Villanova Mondovì

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. Sights include the Charterhouse, founded in 1173, the Alta Valle Pesio e Tanaro Natural Park and the Museum of Glass and Crystal.