Usseglio

Usseglio
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin  (TO)
Coordinates	45 ° 14 '  N , 7 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 14 '0 "  N , 7 ° 13' 0"  E
height	1260  m slm
surface	98.01 km²
Residents	200 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	2 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	10070
prefix	0123
ISTAT number	001282
Popular name	Ussegliesi
Patron saint	Maria Assunta

Usseglio ( Piedmontese Ussèj , Franco-Provençal Usèi or Isseui , French Ussel ) is a municipality with 200 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region .

The municipality consists of the districts of Piazzette , Pianetto , Chiaberto , Cortevicio , Villaretto , Crot , Perinera , Quagliera , Margone , Malciaussia and Pian Benot . Neighboring communities are Balme , Bessans , Bruzolo , Bussoleno , Chianocco , Condove , Lemie , Mompantero and Novalesa . The patron saint of the place is Maria Assunta .

The Malciaussia reservoir

The old church of Usseglio

geography

The place is located 61 km northwest of Turin at an altitude of 1260 m above sea level. The municipality extends between 1200 and 1800 m altitude and covers an area of ​​98.01 km². The place is located in the upper Valle di Viù (Valley of Viù ), one of the three valleys, which are collectively referred to as Valli di Lanzo .

history

The name appears in the form of Uxeillo and Uxello in documents from 1224 and 1269, respectively, and comes from the Celtic word uxeilos , which means as much as high and thus describes the geographical location of the place.

tourism

Long-distance / long-distance hiking trails

Usseglio is a stage on the international Via Alpina long-distance hiking trail .

Web links

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

• Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)

Individual evidence

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