Acceglio
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
province | Cuneo (CN) | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 28 ' N , 6 ° 59' E | |
height | 1200 m slm | |
surface | 146 km² | |
Residents | 156 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 1 inhabitant / km² | |
Post Code | 12021 | |
prefix | + 39-0171 | |
ISTAT number | 004001 | |
Popular name | Accegliesi | |
Patron saint | Santa Maria Assunta | |
Website | Acceglio |
Acceglio ( Piedmontese : Assèj ) is a municipality with 160 inhabitants in the Italian province of Cuneo (CN) in the Piedmont region .
The districts (Frazioni) Barenghi Beppe , Chialvetta , Chiappera , Lausetto , Ponte Maira , Pratorotondo , Saretto , Stroppia , Unerzio and Villaro belong to this municipality . Neighboring municipalities are Argentera , Bellino , Canosio , Val d'Oronaye (France), Prazzo and Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye (France). The town's patron saint is Santa Maria Assunta .
geography
The place is located 53 kilometers from the provincial capital Cuneo at the end of the Valle Maira at an altitude between 1200 m and 1650 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 151.94 km². Acceglio is one of the most sparsely populated places in Italy.
history
The name Acceglio probably comes from the Latin ad cilium or the pre-Celtic ocelum or oscelum . The first written mention of the name took place in 1028. In the 13th century the place was owned by the Marquis of Saluzzo . Together with 12 other communities in the Maira Valley, he enjoyed a certain autonomy and was relatively independent of the rulers. Due to its proximity to France, the area was an important center of Calvinism in the 16th century .
Attractions
- The Church of the Confraternita dell'Annunziata
- The Convento dei Cappuccini monastery and its Chiesetta di San Defendente
population
Demographic development
View of the upper Val Maira
Gardettahütte CAI 2335 m, stage on the GTA hiking route from Ghialvetta over the Gardettapass
Sons and daughters of the church
- Giovanni Battista Rosani (1787–1862), Curia Bishop and President of the Academy for the Ecclesiastical Nobility
Web links
- Homepage of the municipality (Italian)
- Acceglio in the Maira Valley (Italian)
- Information at piemonteweb.it (Italian)
- Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ ISTAT , as of December 31, 2007