Crissolo
Encyclopedia
Crissolo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 60 km southwest of Turin
and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo
, on the border with France. The source of the Po River
is located in the nearby, at 2,020 m.
Crissolo borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo Piemonte
, Bobbio Pellice
, Oncino
, Ostana
, Pontechianale
, Ristolas
(France), and Villar Pellice
.
A sanctuary dedicated to St. Chiaffredo is located at Crissolo.
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 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
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 southwest 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...
and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
, on the border with France. The source of the Po River
Po River
The Po |Ligurian]]: Bodincus or Bodencus) is a river that flows either or – considering the length of the Maira, a right bank tributary – eastward across northern Italy, from a spring seeping from a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the head of the Val Po under the northwest face...
is located in the nearby, at 2,020 m.
Crissolo borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo Piemonte
Bagnolo Piemonte
Bagnolo Piemonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo....
, Bobbio Pellice
Bobbio Pellice
Bobbio Pellice is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin, on the border with France and at the end of the Val Pellice...
, Oncino
Oncino
Oncino is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo...
, Ostana
Ostana
Ostana is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 68 and an area of 16.8 km²....
, Pontechianale
Pontechianale
Pontechianale is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southwest of Turin and about 50 km northwest of Cuneo, on the border with France...
, Ristolas
Ristolas
Ristolas is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.-Population:-Geography:The village lies in the Queyras, in the northwestern part of the commune, on the left bank of the Guil, which has its source in the southeastern part of the commune.-References:*...
(France), and Villar Pellice
Villar Pellice
Villar Pellice is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,213 and an area of 60.9 km²....
.
A sanctuary dedicated to St. Chiaffredo is located at Crissolo.