Ostana

Ostana
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates	44 ° 42 '  N , 7 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 42 '0 "  N , 7 ° 11' 0"  E
surface	16 km²
Residents	89 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	6 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	12030
prefix	0175
ISTAT number	004156
Ostana

Ostana is a small, alpine Italian municipality with 89 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cuneo (CN) in the Piedmont region and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The most beautiful places in Italy). The municipality is located on the upper reaches of the Po , about 55 km southwest of Turin .

The community has been a member of the Comunità Montana Valli Po, Bronda e Infernotto mountain community since 2006 .

geography

The place is about 1200 m above sea level in the mountainous upper part of the Valle Po , about 10 km as the crow flies from the sources of the Po in the Cottian Alps .

It lies on the north side of the main valley, which is partially wooded here. The “ Via Valle Po ” (Strada Statale 662) runs down the river and leads to the western high mountains and east via Paesana and Saluzzo to Turin.

The neighboring municipalities are Crissolo , Oncino and Paesana in the Po Valley and, beyond the northern mountain range, Bagnolo Piemonte and Barge in the Val Pellice .

The municipality of Ostana covers an area of ​​approximately 16 km² .

Population development

The town of Ostana has recorded a constant, comparatively rapid loss of population since 1921. The highest population to date of 1187 (as of 1921) fell to 68 (as of 2006). In terms of proportion, this corresponds to a population loss of over 93 percent within 80 years. Newer investments in tourism (also in Crissolo) should counteract this.

Web links

Commons : Ostana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed July 16, 2017 (Italian). 
3. ↑ Ostana, Italian homepage of the "Comunità Montana Valli Po, Bronda e Infernotto" ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.