Roure, Italy
Encyclopedia
Roure is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 45 km west of Turin
in the Val Chisone
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Roure borders the following municipalities: Bussoleno
, San Giorio di Susa
, Mattie
, Coazze
, Fenestrelle
, Perosa Argentina
, Massello
, and Perrero
.
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 45 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...
in the Val Chisone
Val Chisone
The Val Chisone is one of the Occitan valleys of western Piedmont, situated in the Cottian Alps of north-west Italy.-Geography:Traditionally, the valley's entrances are considered the towns of Pinerolo and Sestriere...
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Roure borders the following municipalities: Bussoleno
Bussoleno
Bussoleno is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km west of Turin.Bussoleno borders the following municipalities: Usseglio, Mompantero, Chianocco, Susa, San Giorio di Susa, Mattie, Roure....
, San Giorio di Susa
San Giorio di Susa
San Giorio di Susa is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km west of Turin....
, Mattie
Mattie
Mattie is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km west of Turin.Mattie borders the following municipalities: Bussoleno, Susa, Meana di Susa, Roure, and Fenestrelle.-References:...
, Coazze
Coazze
Coazze is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km west of Turin....
, Fenestrelle
Fenestrelle
Fenestrelle is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin.It is home to the Fenestrelle Fort.-External links:*...
, Perosa Argentina
Perosa Argentina
Perosa Argentina is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin, in the val Chisone....
, Massello
Massello
Massello is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin, in the Valle Germanasca....
, and Perrero
Perrero
Perrero is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 779 and an area of 63.4 km²....
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