Pontechianale

Pontechianale
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates	44 ° 37 '  N , 7 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 37 '0 "  N , 7 ° 2' 0"  E
height	1614  m slm
surface	95.7 km²
Residents	166 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	2 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	12020
prefix	0175
ISTAT number	004172
Popular name	Pontechianalesi
Patron saint	Santa Maria Maddalena and San Pietro
Website	Pontechianale
Main town Maddalena on Lake Pontechianale

Pontechianale ( Piedmontese Pontcianal , Occitan Pont e la Chanal ) is an Italian commune with 166 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cuneo (CN) in the Piedmont region . The municipality covers an area of ​​95.7 km² .

The municipality is located in the upper Valle Varaita , the main town of Maddalena at the inlet of the Varaita river into the Lago Pontechianale reservoir , which was created by a dam built in 1942 near Castello. The municipality borders France to the west.

Fractions of the municipality are: Maddalena ( main town ), Castello, Villaretto, Rueite, Genzana, Forest and Chianale. Chianale is a member of the I borghi più belli d'Italia association (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

The neighboring municipalities are Bellino , Casteldelfino , Crissolo , Molines-en-Queyras ( F ), Oncino , Abriès-Ristolas with Ristolas , Saint-Paul and Saint-Véran ( F ).

Web links

Commons : Pontechianale  - 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).