Entracque
Encyclopedia
Entracque is a small town in the Valle Gesso
of the Maritime Alps
of north-west Italy
, about 20 km southwest of Cuneo
and close to the French
border. It is the principal settlement and capoluogo of the commune
or municipality of the same name (population 855) in the Piedmont
ese Province of Cuneo
.
At the time of the 2001 census over 90% of the then 848 inabitants of the commune were found in Entracque itself. The remaining 68 were dispersed among 11 hamlets, none of which had more than 13 inhabitants, or lived in isolated dwellings.
Entracque borders the following municipalities: Belvédère
(France), La Brigue
(France), Limone Piemonte
, Roaschia
, Saint-Martin-Vésubie
(France), Valdieri
, and Vernante
.
Today Entracque address both to winter and summer tourism. It has one of the biggest Italian Nordic ski area and also has two lifts for alpine skiing. The village is also part of the Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime (Natural Park of the Maritime Alps), that is one of the few pan-european parks (the French side is the National Park of Mercantour).
Monte Argentera
, the highest peak in the Maritime Alps
, is located in the municipal territory.
Valle Gesso
Valle Gesso is a valley in the Maritime Alps , located in the Italian province of Cuneo and crossed by the Gesso torrent.The language spoken by the inhabitants belongs to the Occitan language family.-Geography:...
of the Maritime Alps
Maritime Alps
The Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French département Alpes-Maritimes and the Italian province of Cuneo. The Col de Tende separates them from the Ligurian Alps; the Maddalena Pass separates them from the Cottian Alps...
of north-west Italy
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...
, about 20 km southwest 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...
and close to the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
border. It is the principal settlement and capoluogo of the commune
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:...
or municipality of the same name (population 855) 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...
ese 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 ....
.
At the time of the 2001 census over 90% of the then 848 inabitants of the commune were found in Entracque itself. The remaining 68 were dispersed among 11 hamlets, none of which had more than 13 inhabitants, or lived in isolated dwellings.
Entracque borders the following municipalities: Belvédère
Belvédère
Belvédère is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The village of Belvédère is an attractive village sitting above the river Vésubie at the entrance of the Gordolasque valley.-Population:-History:-The Bronze Age:...
(France), La Brigue
La Brigue
La Brigue is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.Brigue became part of France after the World War II, when Italy was forced to hand it over in September 1947 under the terms of the 1947 Peace of Paris. Before the hand over, it was part of Province of Cuneo...
(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...
, Roaschia
Roaschia
Roaschia is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km south of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Cuneo....
, Saint-Martin-Vésubie
Saint-Martin-Vésubie
Saint-Martin-Vésubie is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-History:San Martin first appears in recorded history in the 12th century, although there are archaeological remnants of a Romanized indigenous population dating back to the 1st century.The medieval castrum,...
(France), Valdieri
Valdieri
Valdieri is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Cuneo, on the border with France...
, and Vernante
Vernante
Vernante is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km south of Turin and about 15 km south of Cuneo...
.
Tourism
Entracque started to be a mountain touristic resort in the late XVII century, when the house of Savoy used the valley as game reserve.Today Entracque address both to winter and summer tourism. It has one of the biggest Italian Nordic ski area and also has two lifts for alpine skiing. The village is also part of the Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime (Natural Park of the Maritime Alps), that is one of the few pan-european parks (the French side is the National Park of Mercantour).
Monte Argentera
Monte Argentera
Monte Argentera is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy. With an elevation of , it is the highest peak in the range....
, the highest peak in the Maritime Alps
Maritime Alps
The Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French département Alpes-Maritimes and the Italian province of Cuneo. The Col de Tende separates them from the Ligurian Alps; the Maddalena Pass separates them from the Cottian Alps...
, is located in the municipal territory.