Elva (Piedmont)

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Elva
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Elva (Italy)
Elva
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates 44 ° 32 '  N , 7 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 32 '0 "  N , 7 ° 5' 0"  E
height 1080  m slm
surface 26.37 km²
Residents 89 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 3 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 12020
prefix 0171
ISTAT number 004083
Patron saint San Pancrazio

Elva is an Italian commune with 89 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cuneo , Piedmont region .

geography

Elva is located in a side valley of the Valle Maira , 54 km from the provincial capital Cuneo . The neighboring communities are Prazzo and Stroppo in the Valle Maira and Bellino , Casteldelfino and Sampeyre in the Valle Varaita .

The area of ​​the municipality is between 1080  m slm and 3064  m slm above sea level and covers an area of ​​26.37  km² .

Elva belongs - like the other villages of the Maira valley - to the Occitan valleys of the Piedmontese Alps.

history

The first evidence of the existence of the place comes from Roman times , in the form of a stone in the facade of the village church. The name Elva probably refers to the term Gens Helva or the tribe of the Galli Helvi , who settled in this area.

Sightseeing and tourism

Elva is located on the Italian long-distance hiking trail Grande Traversata delle Alpi .

The parish church (Chiesa Parocchiale) has one of the most important art treasures of western Piedmont with its choir frescoes. The works of art created in the late 15th century are attributed to the Dutch traveling painter Hans Clemer .

photos

  • Parish Church in Elva

  • Crucifixion group by Hans Clemer

  • Detail crucifixion group

Individual evidence

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

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