Pornassio

Pornassio
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
province	Imperia  (IM)
Coordinates	44 ° 4 '  N , 7 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 4 '0 "  N , 7 ° 52' 0"  E
height	631  m slm
surface	27.00 km²
Residents	670 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	18024
prefix	0183
ISTAT number	008046
Popular name	Pornassini
Patron saint	San Dalmazzo
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Pornassio (in Ligurian : Purnàssiu ) is a northern Italian municipality with 670 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region . Politically it belongs to the province of Imperia .

geography

Pornassio is located in a south-facing valley depression, in a transition zone from an alpine to a Mediterranean environment. The community itself consists of five widely scattered settlements along an ancient salt road . The settlements of Ponti di Pornassio , Villa , San Luigi , Ottano-Case Rosse and Nava have a maximum difference in altitude of 500 meters between them. Pornassio belongs to the Comunità Montana Alta Valle Arrocscia and is about 34 kilometers from the provincial capital Imperia .

According to the Italian classification for seismic activity , the municipality was assigned to zone 3. This means that Pornassio is in a seismically inactive zone.

climate

The municipality is classified under climate category E , as the degree day number has a value of 2866. This means that the heating period regulated by law in Italy is between October 15th and April 15th for 14 hours per day.

Viticulture

The wine-growing region of Pornassio and the surrounding towns produces DOC wines that have had their "controlled designation of origin " since September 16, 2003. This was last updated on March 7, 2014.

The wines with the designation Pornassio DOC or Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC are produced as the following types of wine (from at least 95% Dolcetto - locally also called Ormeasco - and a maximum of 5% other red grape varieties): Red wines , Passito wines and liqueur wines .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Ordinanza PCM n.3274 of 03/20/2003
3. ↑ Data from Confedilizia ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 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. 
4. ↑ Disciplinare di Produzione (production regulations and description). (PDF) wineacts.it, accessed on July 16, 2020 (Italian, I vini italiani a Dop ea Igp). 

Web links

Commons : Pornassio  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the Comunità Montana Alta Valle Arroscia