La Brigue
Encyclopedia
La Brigue is a commune
in the Alpes-Maritimes
department in southeastern France
.
Brigue became part of France after the World War II
, when Italy
was forced to hand it over in September 1947 under the terms of the 1947 Peace of Paris
. Before the hand over, it was part of Province of Cuneo
. The transfer, which was not unopposed in the village, was retrospectively endorsed by a local plebiscite which took place on 12 October 1947 and was which subject to international supervision.
In Italian
the name is Briga Marittima.
is the home to a huge 15th century painting (cycle of passion) by the painter Giovanni Piemontese Canavesio, and is a major tourist destination.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
department in southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Brigue became part of France after the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, when Italy
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...
was forced to hand it over in September 1947 under the terms of the 1947 Peace of Paris
Paris Peace Treaties, 1947
The Paris Peace Conference resulted in the Paris Peace Treaties signed on February 10, 1947. The victorious wartime Allied powers negotiated the details of treaties with Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Finland .The...
. Before the hand over, it was part of 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 ....
. The transfer, which was not unopposed in the village, was retrospectively endorsed by a local plebiscite which took place on 12 October 1947 and was which subject to international supervision.
In Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
the name is Briga Marittima.
Sights
The Shrine of Our Lady of the FountainsOur Lady of the Fountains (La Brigue)
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Fountain is a Roman Catholic shrine situated 4 kilometers from La Brigue, Alpes-Maritimes, France very close to the Italian border. The name derives from seven local springs that emerge from the rocks...
is the home to a huge 15th century painting (cycle of passion) by the painter Giovanni Piemontese Canavesio, and is a major tourist destination.