Usseaux
Encyclopedia
Usseaux is a comune
(municipality) 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.
Usseaux borders the following municipalities: Exilles
, Chiomonte
, Gravere
, Meana di Susa
, Pragelato
, and Fenestrelle
.
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 50 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 190 and an area of 38.5 km².
Usseaux borders the following municipalities: Exilles
Exilles
Exilles 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...
, 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...
, Gravere
Gravere
Gravere is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin.-External links:*...
, Meana di Susa
Meana di Susa
Meana di Susa 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 950 and an area of 17.7 km²....
, 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...
, and 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:*...
.