| Airole | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Airole | ||
Airole | ||
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  Airole Location of Airole in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 43°52′N7°33′E / 43.867°N 7.550°E Coordinates: 43°52′N7°33′E / 43.867°N 7.550°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Liguria | |
| Province | Province of Imperia (IM) | |
| Frazioni | Collabassa, case Noceire, case Giauma | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 149 m (489 ft) | |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | ||
| • Total | 461 | |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Airolesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 18030 | |
| Dialing code | 0184 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Airole (Ligurian :Airöe, locally Airöre) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Imperia, on the border with France. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 461 and an area of 14.8 square kilometres (5.7 sq mi). [1]
Ligurian is a Gallo-Italic language spoken in Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco and in the villages of Carloforte and Calasetta in Sardinia. It is part of the Gallo-Italic and Western Romance dialect continuum. The Genoese (Zeneize), spoken in Genoa, the capital of Liguria, is the language's prestige dialect on which the standard is based.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Imperia is a mountainous and hilly province, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between France to the north and the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Its capital is the city of Imperia.
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The municipality of Airole contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Collabassa, case Noceire, and case Giauma.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Airole borders the following municipalities: Breil-sur-Roya (France), Dolceacqua, Olivetta San Michele, and Ventimiglia.
Breil-sur-Roya is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Dolceacqua is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Imperia, on the border with France. As of 31 December 2014, it had a population of 2,078 and an area of 20.2 square kilometres (7.8 sq mi).
Olivetta San Michele is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Imperia, on the border with France. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 245 and an area of 13.8 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi).
