Exilles
Encyclopedia
Exilles is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 60 km west of Turin
, on the border with France. As of 31 May 2007, it had a population of 277 and an area of 44.32 km².
The municipality of Exilles contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Deveys, Cels, San Colombano, and Champbons.
Exilles borders the following municipalities: Bardonecchia
, Bramans
(France), Chiomonte
, Giaglione
, Oulx
, Pragelato
, Salbertrand
, and Usseaux
.
over the Alpine passes. As Scingomagus (Greek
, Exilles is first mentioned by Strabo
(iv.), who says, when he is speaking of one of the passes of the Alps, that from Ebrodunum (modern Embrun
) on the Gallic
side through Brigantium (modern Briançon
) and Scingomagus and the pass of the Alps to Ocelum, the limit of the land of Cottius
(the Alpes Cottiae
) is 99 miles; and at Scingomagus Italy begins: and the distance from Scincomagus to Ocelum is 27 miles. Pliny the Elder
also (ii. 108) makes Italy extend to the Alps at Scincgmagus, and then he gives the breadth of Gallia from Scingomagus to the Pyrenees
and Illiberis
.
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...
, on the border with France. As of 31 May 2007, it had a population of 277 and an area of 44.32 km².
The municipality of Exilles 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) Deveys, Cels, San Colombano, and Champbons.
Exilles borders the following municipalities: Bardonecchia
Bardonecchia
Bardonecchia is an Italian town and comune located in the Province of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley....
, Bramans
Bramans
Bramans is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France....
(France), Chiomonte
Chiomonte
Chiomonte is a comune 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...
, 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...
, Oulx
Oulx
Oulx is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km west of Turin, in the Susa Valley on the border with France.-Names:...
, Pragelato
Pragelato
Pragelato is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name Pragelato, meaning ‘icy meadow’, has been derived from the harsh climate and the fact that the ground is covered with ice for long periods...
, Salbertrand
Salbertrand
Salbertrand is a comune 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 522 and an area of 40.9 km²....
, 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....
.
Geographical significance
The ancients considered Exilles the first place in Italy coming from GaulGaul
Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
over the Alpine passes. As Scingomagus (Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, Exilles is first mentioned by Strabo
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
(iv.), who says, when he is speaking of one of the passes of the Alps, that from Ebrodunum (modern Embrun
Embrun, Hautes-Alpes
Embrun is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Description:...
) on the Gallic
Gaul
Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
side through Brigantium (modern Briançon
Briançon
Briançon a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....
) and Scingomagus and the pass of the Alps to Ocelum, the limit of the land of Cottius
Cottius
Marcus Julius Cottius was king of the Ligurian tribes inhabiting the mountainous region now known as the Cottian Alps early in the 1st century BC He was the son and successor of King Donnus, who had previously opposed but later made peace with Julius Caesar...
(the Alpes Cottiae
Alpes Cottiae
Alpes Cottiae was a province of the Roman Empire, one of three small provinces straddling the Alps between modern France and Italy. Its name survives in the modern Cottian Alps. In antiquity, the province's most important duty was the safeguarding of communications over the Alpine passes...
) is 99 miles; and at Scingomagus Italy begins: and the distance from Scincomagus to Ocelum is 27 miles. Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
also (ii. 108) makes Italy extend to the Alps at Scincgmagus, and then he gives the breadth of Gallia from Scingomagus to the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
and Illiberis
Illiberis
Illiberis may refer to:* Illiberis, a.k.a. Iliberris, Illiberi Liberini, ancient name for Granada* Illiberis, a.k.a. Illibere, ancient name for Elne- See also :* Elimberri, a.k.a. Auch* Elumberris, a.k.a. Lombez...
.