Venaus

Venaus
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin  (TO)
Coordinates	45 ° 9 '  N , 7 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 9 '0 "  N , 7 ° 1' 0"  E
height	604  m slm
surface	19.8 km²
Residents	880 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	44 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	10050
prefix	0122
ISTAT number	001291
Popular name	Venausini
Patron saint	San Biagio and Sant'Agata
Website	Venaus

Venaus ( Piedmontese Venàus , Franco-Provencal Vëno , French Vénaux ) is a municipality with 880 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region . It belongs to the Susa valley .

Venaus is a member of the mountain commune Comunità Montana Bassa Valle di Susa e Val Cenischia . The community consists of the districts Bar Cenisio, Molaretto and Venaus. The neighboring municipalities are Bramans ( Savoie in France), Giaglione , Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis (Savoie), Mompantero , Moncenisio and Novalesa .

Culture

A Spadonaro , swordsman from Venaus in traditional costume with a headdress adorned with flowers, accompanies the statue of the patron saint St. Blaise during the procession

During the festival for the patron saint St. Blaise, the traditional sword dance is held. Four men with headdresses decorated with flowers dance with swords in swinging movements.

geography

The place is at an altitude of 604 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of ​​19.8 km².

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

• Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)