Pragelato

Pragelato
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin  (TO)
Coordinates	45 ° 1 ′  N , 6 ° 57 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  E
height	1518  m slm
surface	88 km²
Residents	770 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	9 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	10060
prefix	0122
ISTAT number	001201
Popular name	Pragelatesi
Website	Pragelato

Pragelato ( Occitan Pratjalat , Piedmontese Pragelà , French Traverses-en-Pragelas ) is a municipality in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region .

The municipality consists of the districts of La Ruà, Allevè, Chezal, Duc, Grand Puy, Granges, Jousseaud, Laval, Pattemouche, Plan, Rif, Rivets, Seytes, Troncea, Souchéres Basses, Souchère Haute, Traverses, Villardamond, Val Tronche and Tronchée . The neighboring communities are Exilles , Oulx , Salbertrand , Usseaux , Fenestrelle , Sauze d'Oulx , Massello , Sestriere , Sauze di Cesana , Salza di Pinerolo and Prali .

The town hall of Pragelato in the district of La Ruà.

The parish church of La Ruà.

geography

The place is about 82 km from Turin at an altitude of 1,518 m above sea level in the upper part of the Val Chisone . The municipality covers an area of ​​88 km².

economy

The main occupation of the residents of the community is tourism , whereby both winter sports enthusiasts and hikers are addressed in the summer months. The agriculture plays a subordinate role to mention here is the production of honey . Traditionally, livestock is also practiced in the area.

Sports

During the Olympic Winter Games 2006 , the competitions in the Nordic ski disciplines took place here.

Parish partnership

Pragelato maintains a partnership with the Hessian city of Ober-Ramstadt (Germany).

Population development

See also

• Trampolino Stadium

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

Wiktionary: Pragelato  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Pragelato Tourism
• Pragelato SKI
• Homepage of the municipality (Italian)
• Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)