Elva, Italy
Encyclopedia
Elva is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 80 km southwest of Turin
and about 40 km northwest of Cuneo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 114 and an area of 26.5 km².
Elva borders the following municipalities: Bellino
, Casteldelfino
, Prazzo
, Sampeyre
, and Stroppo
.
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 80 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 40 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 114 and an area of 26.5 km².
Elva borders the following municipalities: Bellino
Bellino
Bellino is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo, on the border with France...
, Casteldelfino
Casteldelfino
Casteldelfino is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo...
, Prazzo
Prazzo
Prazzo is comune of the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte, northern Italy.The main village is split in two parts, Prazzo Superiore and Prazzo Inferiore , at about 1 km from each other on the national route 22...
, Sampeyre
Sampeyre
Sampeyre is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southwest of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Cuneo...
, and Stroppo
Stroppo
Stroppo is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southwest of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 98 and an area of 28.4 km²....
.