Oulx

Oulx
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin  (TO)
Coordinates	45 ° 2 ′  N , 6 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  N , 6 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  E
height	1100  m slm
surface	99 km²
Residents	3,316 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	33 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	10056
prefix	0122
ISTAT number	001175
Popular name	Ulcensi
Patron saint	Santa Maria Assunta (August 15)
Website	Oulx

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Oulx ( Occitan Ols or Ors , Piedmontese Ols , Italian Ulzio ) is a municipality with 3316 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region . It is located in the upper Susa Valley and is a member and seat of the mountain commune Comunità Montana Alta Valle di Susa .

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​99 km².

Districts ( frazioni ) of the municipality of Oulx are Amazas, Beaulard , Vazon, Soubras, Pierremenaud, San Marco, Gad, Monfol, Beaume, Auberges, Signols, Savoulx, Clots, Constans, Puy, Chateau-Beaulard, Royeres and Villard.

The neighboring municipalities are Bardonecchia , Cesana Torinese , Exilles , Névache , Pragelato , Salbertrand , Sauze d'Oulx and Sestriere .

Place name

During the Italian fascism the place name was Italianized, from Oulx became Ulzio. In 1945 this change was officially reversed. The Italian name Ulzio is still used frequently.

Partnerships

In 1985, Oulx entered into a partnership with the French commune of Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse in the Drôme department .

Sons and daughters

• Joseph Chalier (1747–1793), a French revolutionary, was born in the village of Beaulard.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

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