Valdieri
Encyclopedia
Valdieri is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 90 km southwest of Turin
and about 15 km southwest of Cuneo
, on the border with France. It is part of the Valle Gesso
.
Valdieri borders the following municipalities: Aisone
, Borgo San Dalmazzo
, Demonte
, Entracque
, Isola
(France), Moiola
, Roaschia
, Roccavione
, Saint-Martin-Vésubie
(France), Valdeblore
(France), and Vinadio
.
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
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 90 km southwest 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 15 km southwest 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...
, on the border with France. It is part of the Valle Gesso
Valle Gesso
Valle Gesso is a valley in the Maritime Alps , located in the Italian province of Cuneo and crossed by the Gesso torrent.The language spoken by the inhabitants belongs to the Occitan language family.-Geography:...
.
Valdieri borders the following municipalities: Aisone
Aisone
Aisone is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 30 km southwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 269 and an area of 36.7 km². Aisone borders the following municipalities: Demonte,...
, Borgo San Dalmazzo
Borgo San Dalmazzo
Borgo San Dalmazzo is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km south of Turin and about 8 km southwest of Cuneo...
, Demonte
Demonte
Demonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Cuneo, in the Valle Stura di Demonte....
, Entracque
Entracque
Entracque is a small town in the Valle Gesso of the Maritime Alps of north-west Italy, about 20 km southwest of Cuneo and close to the French border...
, Isola
Isola, Alpes-Maritimes
Isola is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. By April 2010 Isola is officially twinned with Castiglione di Garfagnana....
(France), Moiola
Moiola
Moiola is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 282 and an area of 14.9 km²....
, Roaschia
Roaschia
Roaschia is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km south of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Cuneo....
, Roccavione
Roccavione
Roccavione is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km south of Turin and about 9 km southwest of Cuneo.Located in the Valle Vermenagna, it is also known as "the Alps' gate"....
, Saint-Martin-Vésubie
Saint-Martin-Vésubie
Saint-Martin-Vésubie is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-History:San Martin first appears in recorded history in the 12th century, although there are archaeological remnants of a Romanized indigenous population dating back to the 1st century.The medieval castrum,...
(France), Valdeblore
Valdeblore
Valdeblore is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
(France), and Vinadio
Vinadio
Vinadio is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southwest of Turin and about 30 km southwest of Cuneo, on the border with France...
.
Main sights
- Monte Argentera, the highest peak in the Maritime AlpsMaritime AlpsThe Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French département Alpes-Maritimes and the Italian province of Cuneo. The Col de Tende separates them from the Ligurian Alps; the Maddalena Pass separates them from the Cottian Alps...
. - Giardino Botanico Alpino ValderiaGiardino Botanico Alpino ValderiaThe Giardino Botanico Alpino Valderia is a botanical garden and nature preserve located in the Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime, Corso Dante Livio Bianco 5, Valdieri, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy....