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Bardonecchia
Comune
Comune di Bardonecchia
Location of Bardonecchia
Map
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceTurin (TO)
FrazioniLez Arnaus, Melezet, Millaures, Rochemolles
Government
 • MayorRoberto Borgis
Area
[1]
 • Total132.31 km2 (51.09 sq mi)
Elevation
1,312 m (4,304 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2015[2])[3]
 • Total3,217
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
DemonymBardonecchiesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10052
Dialing code0122
Patron saintSt. Hippolytus
Saint dayAugust 13
WebsiteOfficial website
Location of the town shown on the map

Bardonecchia (French: Bardonèche or Bardonnèche; Occitan: Bardonecha) is an Italian town and comune located in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley. It grew out of a small village with the works for the railway Frejus tunnel, the first crossing the Alps. The town hosted the snowboarding events of the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Geography

The town, which is located about 90 km (56 mi) from Turin at the intersection of four valleys, is surrounded by mountains, including several whose peaks surpass 3,000 m (9,800 ft).

The historic center is set back and elevated (Borgo Vecchio), while the new part of town was built around the train station (Borgo Nuovo). The town has grown thanks to activities related to customs, logistics, and tourism; as a result, it has incorporated some neighboring villages, and thus is one of the largest towns in the Susa Valley.

Bardonecchia is at one end of both the Fréjus Road Tunnel and the Fréjus Rail Tunnel, part of a TGV Paris to Milan connection.

The municipality of Bardonecchia contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Les Arnauds, Melezet, Millaures, Le Gleise, Beaulard, Grange Horres, La Rho and Rochemolles.

Bardonecchia borders the following municipalities: Avrieux (France), Bramans (France), Exilles, Modane (France), Névache (France), Oulx.

Bardonecchia is the westernmost comune in Italy.

Sport

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ ISTAT, 31. Dezember 2013.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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