Ormea

Ormea
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates	44 ° 9 '  N , 7 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 9 '0 "  N , 7 ° 55' 0"  E
height	736  m slm
surface	124 km²
Residents	1,557 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	12078
prefix	0174
ISTAT number	004155
Popular name	Ormeaschi or Ormeesi
Patron saint	San Martino
Website	ormea.eu

Ormea

Ormea ( Piedmontese ORMEA , Ligurian ORMEA ) in the upper Tanaro is a municipality with a population of 1,557 (December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Cuneo (CN), Region Piedmont .

The municipality consists of the districts Viozene, Chionea and Ponte di Nava. The patron saint of the place is San Martino .

geography

The place is at an altitude of 740 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of ​​124 km² . The neighboring communities are Alto , Armo , Briga Alta , Caprauna , Cosio di Arroscia , Frabosa Soprana , Garessio , Magliano Alpi , Nasino , Pornassio , Roburent and Roccaforte Mondovì . Ormea is the terminus of the Ceva – Ormea railway line .

tourism

Ormea is a stage on the 'red route' of the Via Alpina long-distance hiking trail, which passes through all eight Alpine countries . The Piedmontese long-distance hiking trail Grande Traversata delle Alpi ends in the district of Viozene, which belongs to Ormea .

Population development

literature

• Sabine Bade, Wolfram Mikuteit: On the Via Alpina through the Maritime Alps and Ligurian Alps , Fernwege Verlag, 2nd edition 2008, ISBN 978-3937304-59-5

Individual evidence

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