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Acceglio
Acelh | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Acceglio | |
 Acceglio | |
  Acceglio Location within Italy  Acceglio Location within Piedmont | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′N 6°59′E / 44.483°N 6.983°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | See list |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanni Enrico Caranzano |
| Area | |
• Total | 151.53 km2 (58.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (31 March 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 160 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Accegliesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12021 |
| Dialing code | 0171 |
| Patron saint | Santa Maria Assunta |
| Saint day | 15 August |
| Website | Official website |
Acceglio (Vivaro-Alpine: Acelh) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located above Prazzo in the upper Valle Maira about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Cuneo, on the border with France.
Acceglio borders the following municipalities: Argentera, Bellino, Canosio, Larche (France), Meyronnes (France), Prazzo, and Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye (France).
Tourism
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The territory of Acceglio, thanks to its intact natural environment, is a destination for hiking, mountain biking and mountaineering. To support those activities, Acceglio has several alpine huts:
Frazioni
[edit]Acceglio has 11 frazioni whose elevation above sea level varies between approximately 1,200 and 1,650 metres (3,940 and 5,410 ft):[3]
- Villar (1375 m)
- Ponte Maira (1404 m)
- Saretto (1533 m)
- Chiappera (1614 m) (pictured)
- Bargia (1401 m)
- Lausetto (1510 m)
- Colombata (1576 m)
- Frere (1196 m)
- Gheit (1372 m)
- Chialvetta (1494 m)
- Pratorotondo (1639 m)
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen climate classification, Acceglio experiences a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb), influenced by its mid-latitude, sub-alpine location.[4]
| Climate data for Acceglio Saretto (1951-1980) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm | 52 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 96 | 87 | 53 | 66 | 84 | 113 | 86 | 62 | 907 |
| Average precipitation inches | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 35.7 |
| Source: www.isprambiente.gov.it[5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ Molinari, Roberta. "Comune di Acceglio ( Valle Maira - Cuneo - Piemonte - Italy )". www.afpdronero.it. Archived from the original on 2006-01-03. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- ↑ "Köppen Climate Explorer". koppen.earth. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- ↑ "Valori climatici normali di temperatura e precipitazione in Italia" [Normal climatic values of temperature and precipitation in Italy] (PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-28.
External links
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