Alto, Italy
Encyclopedia
Alto is a comune
(municipality) 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.
Alto borders the following municipalities: Aquila di Arroscia
, Caprauna
, Nasino
, and Ormea
.
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 110 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 45 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 113 and an area of 7.6 km².
Alto borders the following municipalities: Aquila di Arroscia
Aquila di Arroscia
Aquila d'Arroscia is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 20 km north of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 204 and an area of 10.1 km².Aquila d'Arroscia borders the following...
, 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...
, 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...
, and Ormea
Ormea
Ormea 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...
.