Ormea is a comune

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

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 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 100 km south 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 southeast 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 1,904 and an area of 124.5 km².

The municipality of Ormea 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) Viozene, Chionea, Ponte di Nava, Bossieta, Prale, Barchi, Eca, Albra, Villaro, Valdarmella, Chioraira, and Quarzina.

Ormea borders the following municipalities: Alto

Alto, Italy

Alto is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km south of Turin and about 45 km southeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 113 and an area of 7.6 km²....

, Armo

Armo

Armo is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 90 km southwest of Genoa and about 25 km northwest of Imperia....

, Briga Alta

Briga Alta

Briga Alta is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km south of Turin and about 13 km southeast of Cuneo, on the border with France...

, Caprauna

Caprauna

Caprauna is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km south of Turin and about 45 km southeast of Cuneo...

, Cosio di Arroscia

Cosio di Arroscia

Cosio di Arroscia is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 km southwest of Genoa and about 25 km northwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 283 and an area of 40.6 km²...

, Frabosa Soprana

Frabosa Soprana

Frabosa Soprana is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km south of Turin and about 25 km southeast of Cuneo...

, Garessio

Garessio

Garessio is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km south of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Cuneo.The Reggia di Valcasotto is located in the communal territory.- Notable people:...

, Magliano Alpi

Magliano Alpi

Magliano Alpi is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km south of Turin and about 20 km northeast of Cuneo...

, Nasino

Nasino

Nasino is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 40 km southwest of Savona...

, Pornassio

Pornassio

Pornassio is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 90 km southwest of Genoa and about 25 km northwest of Imperia...

, Roburent

Roburent

Roburent is a comune of the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. its population was 552. The comune extends over a largely wooded area of ranging in altitude fromm 580 to 1819 metres above sea-level and straddling...

, and Roccaforte Mondovì

Roccaforte Mondovì

Roccaforte Mondovì is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km south of Turin and about 20 km southeast of Cuneo....

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