Gambasca

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Gambasca
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Gambasca (Italy)
Gambasca
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates 44 ° 38 '  N , 7 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 38 '0 "  N , 7 ° 21' 0"  E
height 479  m slm
surface 5.77 km²
Residents 341 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 59 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 12030
prefix 0175
ISTAT number 004094
Popular name Gambaschesi
Patron saint San Giacomo

Gambasca is a municipality with 341 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Cuneo (CN), Piedmont region , about 55 km south of Turin .

geography

The place is at the end of the Valle Po , a few kilometers before the mountain valley in the Po Valley opens. The Po, which has its source in the Cottian Alps, flows past around 1 km northeast of the village and begins to deposit its gravel load in the now around 500 m wide valley floor .

Strada Statale 662 (SS 622 or "Via Valle Po") runs through the valley - here on the northern bank of the river near the neighboring town of Rifreddo - which leads to the western mountains or east via Saluzzo to Turin.

The municipality is slightly inclined at 450–500 m above sea level and has an area of ​​5 km².

The position of the village allows a wonderful view of the peak of Monviso (Monte Viso) and the end of the valley (Paesana) when the view is unobstructed and clear.

In the opposite direction, it allows a view of the vast, large plain - the pianura. (Po plain)

The neighboring municipalities of Gambasca are Brossasco , Martiniana Po , Revello , Rifreddo and Sanfront .

Attractions

The parish church of San Sebastiano is worth seeing. It stands on older walls and was expanded in 1735 in the Piedmontese Baroque .

Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. Gambasca, Italian homepage of the Comunità Montana Valli Po, Bronda e Infernotto ( Memento of the original from October 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vallipo.cn.it