Isola, Alpes-Maritimes
Encyclopedia
Isola is a commune
of the Alpes-Maritimes
department in southeastern France
. By April 2010 Isola is officially twinned with Castiglione di Garfagnana
.
It is the service town for the Alpine
ski resort
of Isola 2000
, which is located on the territory of the commune.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of the Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
department in southeastern France
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...
. By April 2010 Isola is officially twinned with Castiglione di Garfagnana
Castiglione di Garfagnana
Castiglione di Garfagnana is a medieval walled town and comune of 1,878 inhabitants in the province of Lucca.It sits on a hillside above the river Esarulo, a tributary of the Serchio....
.
It is the service town for the Alpine
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
of Isola 2000
Isola 2000
Isola 2000 is a ski resort in the southern French Alps. It is located on the territory of the commune of Isola, Alpes-Maritimes. It is one of the Stations du Mercantour, along with Auron and St. Dalmas, and is operated by the council of the Alpes-Maritimes...
, which is located on the territory of the commune.